num_pages: 400
description: We all see the Victorians as a respectable, well-mannered and sober people, yet a generation before Queen Victoria ascended the throne, the British were notorious for their boisterous pastimes, plain-speaking and drunkenness. This book talks about the generation who grew up during the turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars.
language: English
title: Decency and Disorder: The Age of Cant 1789-1837
titlecomplete: Decency and Disorder: The Age of Cant 1789-1837
genres: Reference, British Literature, Nonfiction, 18th Century, 19th Century, Georgian, Research, History, Victorian
ratings_count: 145
publisher: Faber & Faber