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Daily Life in 18th-Century England

By (author) Kirstin Olsen

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Informative, richly detailed, and entertaining, this book portrays daily life in England in 1700â€“1800, embracing all levels of societyâ€”from the aristocracy to the very poorâ€”to describe a nation grappling with modernity. When did Western life begin to strongly resemble our modern world? Despite the tremendous evolution of society and technology in the last 50 years, surprisingly, many aspects of life in the 21st century in the United States directly date back to the 18th century across the Atlantic. Daily Life in Eighteenth-Century England covers specific topics that affect nearly everyone living in England in the 18th century: the government (including law and order); race, class, and gender; work and wages; religion; the family; housing; clothing; and food. It also describes aspects of life that were of greater relevance to some than others, such as entertainment, the city of London, the provinces and beyond, travel and tourism, education, health and hygiene, and science and technology. The book conveys what life was like for the common people in England in the years 1700â€“1800 through chapters that describe the state of society at the beginning of the century, delineate both change and continuity by the century's end, and identify which segments of society were impacted most by what changesâ€”for example, improvements to roads, a key change in marriage laws, the steam engine, and the booming textile industry. Students and general readers alike will find the content interesting and the additional featuresâ€”such as appendices, a chronology of major events, and tables of information on comparative incomes and costs of representative itemsâ€”helpful in research or learning.