Eavesdropping on Jane Austen's England: How our ancestors lived two centuries ago

Synopsis

Jane Austen, Arguably The Greatest Novelist Of The English Language, Lived From 1775 To 1817. Her Fiction Focuses On The Gentry And Aristocracy, And Her Heroines Are Young Women Looking For Love. Yet The Comfortable, Tranquil Country That She Brilliantly Devised Is A Complete Contrast To The England In Which She Actually Lived. Roy And Lesley Adkins Vividly Portray Fascinating Aspects Of The Daily Lives Of Ordinary People, From Forced Marriages And The Sale Of Wives In Marketplaces To Boys And Girls Working Down Mines Or As Chimney Sweeps. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1.wedding Bells -- 2.breeding -- 3.toddler To Teenager -- 4.home And Hearth -- 5.fashions And Filth -- 6.sermons And Superstitions -- 7.wealth And Work -- 8.leisure And Pleasure -- 9.on The Move -- 10.dark Deeds -- 11.medicine Men -- 12.last Words. Roy And Lesley Adkins. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.