Daily Life in 18th-Century England

Informative, richly detailed, and entertaining, this book portrays daily life in England in 1700-1800, embracing all levels of society-from the aristocracy to the very poor-to describe a nation grappling with modernity.- Chronicles daily life in a place and time that was critical in forming the consumerism, industrialization, scientific thinking, and family structures of our modern world- Provides fascinating detail on the lives of people at different levels of social strata, not just the upper classes- Includes excerpts from seldom- or never-anthologized primary sources- Incorporates information from recent scholarship about 18th-century England, especially regarding gender roles