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An Elegant Madness: High Society in Regency England

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Availability:In StockContributor:Venetia MurrayAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2000-03-01Pages:352
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin BooksISBN-13:9780140282962ISBN-10:140282963UPC:9780140282962Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Europe, Modern, Social HistoryBook Topic:Great Britain, 19th CenturySize:7.77 x 5.05 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SC1YJQGB9J
The Regency period was one of the most turbulent ages in British history, one that spanned the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, that witnessed unprecedented industrial progress, artistic accomplishment, and violent social unrest and--paradoxically--the most sparkling social scene English high society has ever enjoyed. Under the influence of the obese, loose-moraled Prince of Wales (to whom Jane Austen dedicated Emma), the Regency was the apex of British decadence, an era of lavish parties and relentless bed-hopping that set a standard for elegance and vulgarity. With wit and lively style, Venetia Murray chronicles the scandals, courtships, and daily life of these aristocrats, and evokes the tempestuous times of the early industrial and French revolutions. Sumptuously illustrated with rare contemporary cartoons, prints, diaries, and caricatures, An Elegant Madness is a book readers of social history and historical romance alike will devour.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin BooksISBN-13:9780140282962ISBN-10:140282963UPC:9780140282962Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Europe, Modern, Social HistoryBook Topic:Great Britain, 19th CenturySize:7.77 x 5.05 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SC1YJQGB9J
Venetia Murray worked as a journalist, writing for many major periodicals and newspapers, and published three novels before concentrating on social history. Her previous works of non-fiction include Echoes of the East End and Castle Howard: The Life and Times of a Stately Home, a three hundred year history of the castle that was the setting for Brideshead Revisited. She lives in Wiltshire, England.
Publisher: Penguin Books

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