Daily life in 18th-century England
By: Kirstin Olsen.
Series: The Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series,
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 395
Subjects: England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century
Other titles: Daily life in eighteenth century England
Description: Illuminating the food, habits, language, behavior, sex lives, childhood, health care, housing, and attitudes of 18th-century English people, this exploration of the time and place also provides the reader with such detailed information as how people fought, courted, drank, married, traveled, worshiped, shopped, and dressed. Twenty chapters describe and illustrate the century's politics, class structure, family structure, urban and rural environments, architecture and much more.

Also offered are recipes, so the reader can recreate an 18th-century meal, song lyrics, children's rhymes, rules for 18th-century games, an extensive list of salaries for different occupations, the text of the original Riot Act, reproduced cosmetics recipes, and other concrete examples of daily life and language that make the century tangible.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-356) and index.