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1 online resource (1 audio file (7hr., 42 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Christine Rendel. |
| Summary |
Immerse yourself in the vanished world inhabited by Jane Austen's contemporaries. Packed with detail and anecdotes, this is an intimate exploration of how the middle and upper classes lived from 1775, the year of Austen's birth, to the coronation of George IV in 1820. Sue Wilkes skillfully conjures up all aspects of daily life within the period, drawing on contemporary diaries, illustrations, letters, novels, travel literature, and archives. - Were all unmarried affluent men really "in want of a wife"? - Where would a young lady seek adventure? - Would "taking the waters" at Bath and other spas kill or cure you? - Was Lizzy Bennet bitten by bed-bugs while traveling? - What would you wear to a country ball or a dance at Almack's? - Would Mr. Darcy have worn a corset? - What hidden horrors lurked in elegant Regency houses? |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century.
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England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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Upper class -- England.
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Middle class -- England.
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| Added Author |
Rendel, Christine.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
Jane Austen's England |
| ISBN |
9781666110197 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1666110191 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT13921619 |
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