English society in the eighteenth century

Roy Sydney Porter First published 1982

About this book

A portrait of 18th century England, from its princes to its paupers, from its metropolis to its smallest hamlet. The topics covered include - diet, housing, prisons, rural festivals, bordellos, plays, paintings, and work and wages.

Subjects

  • england -- social conditions -- 18th century.
  • great britain
  • great britain, history, 18th century
  • great britain, social conditions
  • history
  • social conditions
  • social environment
  • social life and customs