
- 224 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Voices of the Georgian Age is the story of seventeen witnesses to the remarkably diverse Georgian century after 1720. While being very different in many ways, the voices have two things in common: they have an outstanding story to tell, and that story is available to all for free on the internet. Despite the obvious constraints of surviving evidence, men and woman, rich and poor and respectable and criminal are all covered. Some wrote out their life story with deliberation, knowing that it would be read in future, while others simply put their private thoughts to paper for their own benefit. All are witnesses to their age. This book guides you through their diaries, memoirs and travelogues, providing an entertaining insight in their lives, and a personal history of the period. It is also a preparatory guide for those wishing to read the original documents themselves.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Family, Friends and Society: William Hutton 1723โ1782
- Chapter 2 A Picture of England from the Road: Karl Moritz 1782
- Chapter 3 Man of Feeling: William Windham 1784โ1810
- Chapter 4 The British Grand Tour: John Byng MayโJune 1789 43
- Chapter 5 The London Bubble: Joseph Farington 1793โ1802 57
- Chapter 6 Plausible Villain: James Hardy Vaux 1782โ1801
- Chapter 7 Walking in Wales: Richard Warner 1797
- Chapter 8 Dancing and Travelling: Jane Austen 1796โ1814
- Chapter 9 Quaker: Hannah Gurney 1804โ1820
- Chapter 10 A Dull Year?: Fanny Chapman 1809
- Chapter 11 Body Snatcher: Joseph Naples 1811โ1812
- Chapter 12 Weaver, Luddite, Criminal: Thomas Holden/Holding 1812โ1820
- Chapter 13 Trophy Tourism: Elizabeth Chivers 1814
- Chapter 14 Respectability: Thomas Lucas 1813โ1816
- Chapter 15 Radical Reformer: Samuel Bamford 1815โ1819
- Chapter 16 Courtier: Ellis Cornelia Knight 1800โ1814
- Chapter 17 Regency Man About Town: Rees Gronow 1812โ1820
- Notes
- Plate Section