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1 online resource |
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A "delightful reader's companion" (The New York Times) to the great nineteenth-century British novels of Austen, Dickens, Trollope, the Brontes, and more, this lively guide clarifies the sometimes bizarre maze of rules and customs that governed life in Victorian England.For anyone who has ever wondered whether a duke outranked an earl, when to yell "Tally Ho!" at a fox hunt, or how one landed in "debtor's prison," this book serves as an indispensable historical and literary resource. Author Daniel Pool provides countless intriguing details (did you know that the "plums" in Christmas plum pudding were actually raisins?) on the Church of England, sex, Parliament, dinner parties, country house visiting, and a host of other aspects of nineteenth-century English life both "upstairs" and "downstairs. An illuminating glossary gives at a glance the meaning and significance of terms ranging from "ague" to "wainscoting," the specifics of the currency system, and a lively host of other details and curiosities of the day. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. New York : Touchstone, 2012. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 9332 KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB). |
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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Contemporary England.
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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Contemporary England.
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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Contemporary England.
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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Contemporary England.
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English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Literature and society -- England -- History -- 19th century.
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Manners and customs in literature.
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England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Original 9780671882365 |
| ISBN |
9781439144800 (electronic bk) |
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