| What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew: From Fox Hunting to Whist-The Facts of Daily Life in Nineteenth-Century England Contributor(s): Pool, Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0671882368 ISBN-13: 9780671882365 Publisher: Touchstone Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1994 Annotation: Filled with lively essays and a glossary of obscure terms, this unique reference--organized by subject--is a practical and entertaining compendium of information and insight on this time of debtor prisons, bedlam, and that wonderful disease of sense and sensibility, "putrid fever". Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Education | Reference |
| Dewey: 820.9 |
| LCCN: 93016240 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.5" W x 8.48" (0.94 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A "delightful reader's companion" (The New York Times) to the great nineteenth-century British novels of Austen, Dickens, Trollope, the Bront s, 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pool, Daniel: - Daniel Pool received a doctorate in political science from Brandeis University and a law degree from Columbia University. He lives in New York City. |