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English Society in the Eighteenth Century
English Society in the Eighteenth Century Author:Roy Porter In this boldly drawn portrait of eighteenth-century England, Roy Porter defines a nation from its princes to its paupers, from its metropolis to its smallest hamlet. The topics covered run the gamut, covering diet, housing, prisons, rural festivals, bordellos, plays, paintings, and work and wages. Roy Porter s new edition of his celebrated boo... more »k of English cultural history was revised in light of changes in the climate of debate that occurred in the seven years after its first publication.« less