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Drawing upon a rich array of contemporary sources, including many previously unpublished manuscripts, diaries, and personal letters, roy and lesley adkins vividly. The book covers different aspects of life in england during austens lifetime. Jane austen s england explores the customs and culture of the real england of her everyday existence depicted in her classic novels as well as those by byron, keats, and shelley. Most of his details tell of the difficult life of the lower classes. As this immensely useful and informative book makes clear, regency england was no laughing matter.
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Adkins never loses sight of the goal of the book life in janes world, the regency periodand emphasizes how jane and her family in particular would have lived their everyday lives, in their neighborhood and within their socioeconomic status. The topics covered include births, weddings, deaths, home, religion, fashion, health, childhood, work, leisure, transport, crime, etc. An authoritative account of everyday life in regency england, the backdrop of austens beloved novels, from the authors. Jane austens england was kind of dry, and i must say that i didnt like it as much as ian mortimers history books, even though im vastly more interested in this period. In the end, readers will probably do much better in reading about jane austens life with jane austens england by roy and lesley adkins a fascinating look at all sorts of social history stuff.
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Mar, 2020 spanning the period of jane austens birth in 1775 to her untimely death in 1817, the brilliant husband and wife adkinsduo take on the social history of georgian england, with the beginning years of the regency period thrown into the mix as well. I bought this book for my wife, who is a big jane austen fan. Buy eavesdropping on jane austens england by roy a. Jul 05, 20 but now, a new book aims to challenge our comfortable view of jane austens england. Daily life in the georgian and regency periods 9780143125723. A cultural snapshot of everyday life in the world of jane austen jane austen, arguably the greatest novelist of the english language, wrote brilliantly about the gentry and aristocracy of two centuries ago in her accounts of young women looking for love. Adkins have never been put to better use, something which will become obvious after you. Jane austens england is the first book to explore england in relation to its most beloved regency. Nearly two centuries after her death, jane austen remains the most beloved of novelists in the english language, incomparable in the wit, warmth and insight with which she chronicles the wayward hearts of her unforgettable characters. As in their bestselling book nelsons trafalgar, roy and lesley adkins have drawn upon a wide array of contemporary sources to chart the daily lives of both the gentry and the commoners. Spanning the period of jane austens birth in 1775 to her untimely death in 1817, the brilliant husband and wife adkinsduo take on the social history of georgian england, with the beginning years of the regency period thrown into the mix as well. Adkins has 26 books on goodreads with 12719 ratings.
This book is an excellent choice for a reader who wishes to know more about jane austens world. Jane austens england is a nonfiction book about what life was like in england during austens life. Life in a jane austen novel is a fantasy to us twohundred years after they were originally set. Jane austens england brings it out pretty accurately. The england of jane austens fiction is one of social maneuverings and romantic yearnings, and it is an insular realm of unfettered privilege.
Eavesdropping on jane austens england explores the real england of jane austens lifetime. Drawing upon a rich array of contemporary sources, including many previously unpublished manuscripts, diaries, and personal letters, roy and lesley adkins vividly portray the daily lives of ordinary people, discussing topics as diverse as birth, marriage, religion, sexual practices, hygiene, highwaymen, and. An authoritative account of everyday life in regency england, the backdrop of austens beloved novels, from the authors of the forthcoming gibraltar. In this cultural history of austens era, roy and lesley adkins jack tar. I definitely liked it, and learned quite a lot of history to guide me when i next read austens novels. Sep 07, 20 jane austens england was kind of dry, and i must say that i didnt like it as much as ian mortimers history books, even though im vastly more interested in this period.
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