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by Roy Adkins

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Roy Adkins

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Viking; First Edition edition (August 15, 2013)

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JACK TAR. Jane Austen’s. ROY and LESLEY ADKINS. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission

JACK TAR. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission. First published in Great Britain as Eavesdropping on Jane Austen’s England by Little, Brown, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group. Published by arrangement with Little, Brown Book Group. Map illustrations on pages viii, ix, x and xi by John Gilkes.

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Jane Austen's England: D. .has been added to your Cart. I bought this book for my wife, who is a big Jane Austen fan. The book is not a novel; it has chapters about various aspects of life in England during the years of Jane Austen's life

Jane Austen's England: D. The book is not a novel; it has chapters about various aspects of life in England during the years of Jane Austen's life. I started reading the book myself and was captivated and surprised and much of the information-I read the entire book. The book is well written and has references to key sources to document the accuracy of the information. The book has chapters on living conditions, food, travel, health and medicine, crime, marriage, and many other topics.

Jane austens england, . 3. When the Basingstoke Canal began to be constructed in 1788, this problem was witnessed by the Reverend Stebbing Shaw at the Greywell tunnel, some 13 miles from Steventon where Jane Austen was then living: . aw above 100 men at work, preparing a wide passage for the approach to the mouth, but they had not entered the hil. he contractor, agreeable to the request of the company of proprietors, gives the preference to all the natives who are desirous of this work, but such is the power of use over nature, that while these industrious poor are.

Jane Austen's England offers a fascinating new view of the great novelist's time, in a wide-ranging and richly detailed social history of English culture. As in their bestselling book Nelson's 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, providing a vivid cultural snapshot of not only how people worked and played, but how they struggled to survive. And for Janeites? It's an essential guide to getting your Austenian life accurate to the last detail.

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, providing a vivid cultural snapshot of not only how people worked and played, but how they struggled to survive.

Roy and Lesley Adkins are writers and archaeologists. They are Members of the Institute for Archaeologists and Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London. They have both written several books. Based in south-west England, near Exeter in Devon, they devote much of their time to writing. Their first book was A Thesaurus of British Archaeology, better known by its paperback title of The Handbook of British Archaeology.

Jane Austen’s England is the first book to address the daily lives of Austen’s contemporaries, stocked full of.Trafalgar : The Biography of a Battle by Roy Adkins. Truly a biography of this battle – a pivotal event in European history.

The considerable skills of Mr. and Mrs. Adkins have never been put to better use, something which will become obvious after you stroll brightly from cradle to grave through marriage, child-rearing, fashions and filth, sermons and superstitions, and wealth and work. You’ll be clinging to your wool socks and smartphone like never before.

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Jane Austen’s England Our latest book, Eavesdropping on Jane Austen’s England: How Our Ancestors Lived Two Centuries Ago, is published in the UK by Little, Brown in hardcover, by Abacus i.

Jane Austen’s England. a fascinating view of daily life in Britain during the late Georgian and Regency era. n excellent read, with each chapter offering a treasury of insights - USA Today. A must for anyone who wants a peek under Mr Darcy’s wet shirt’ - Daily Mail. Our latest book, Eavesdropping on Jane Austen’s England: How Our Ancestors Lived Two Centuries Ago, is published in the UK by Little, Brown in hardcover, by Abacus in paperback, and also in all e-book formats. In the US and Canada it is published in hardcover by Viking Penguin, in paperback by Penguin and in all e-book formats, with the title Jane Austen’s England.

A cultural snapshot of everyday life in the world of Jane AustenJane 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. 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. 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 superstitions.From chores like fetching water to healing with medicinal leeches, from selling wives in the marketplace to buying smuggled gin, from the hardships faced by young boys and girls in the mines to the familiar sight of corpses swinging on gibbets, Jane Austen’s England offers an authoritative and gripping account that is sometimes humorous, often shocking, but always entertaining.

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This would be more accurately titled, "England, during the period of time in which Austen just happened to be living," because having read the whole thing, I know almost nothing more than I did before reading it, about what prompted me to buy it at all: Jane Austen's England. The England that Jane Austen wrote about and lived in, which is to say, upper class and upper-middle class England. But this book, relying mostly on notes and diaries from those of lower classes, focuses on the plight of the poor or nearly poor, from birth to death. In that respect it is comprehensive, and if you want to read about the unfortunate reality of Regency or Georgian England for the lower classes, this book has it in spades. But if you want to know more about the customs and lives of the people who moved in the social circles in which Austen moved--or those in which her characters moved--you are wasting your time with this book. All it leaves you with is the firm conviction that most people back then led lives which were, as Hobbes put it, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.

Steelraven

I bought this book for my wife, who is a big Jane Austen fan. The book is not a novel; it has chapters about various aspects of life in England during the years of Jane Austen's life. I started reading the book myself and was captivated and surprised and much of the information--I read the entire book. The book is well written and has references to key sources to document the accuracy of the information.

The book has chapters on living conditions, food, travel, health and medicine, crime, marriage, and many other topics. I learned that the characters in Jane Austen's books were wealthy and privileged, and thus they did not experience many of the challenges and hardships that most people experienced in England at that time.

The book had many interesting and unexpected facts, such as: (1) people were put in jail for even minor crimes or even shipped out of the country, (2) grave robbers got body parts, such as real teeth from the dead that were then used as false teeth later for other people, (3) people did not want to travel much due to unmarked roads and robbers, and (4) even when they traveled, they did not want to stay at inns because of bed bugs (they sometimes sleep in the chairs instead of the beds because of this).

Very interesting book. It helps you appreciate how some standardization of procedures and products today help us out so much.

Bumand

Disclaimer!! I am not a huge Austen fan, although I do admire her writing. And there's no getting around the fact that in every way, she was an exceptional woman. I am not a Jane basher by any means so please take this review for what it is. So enough about Jane.

The book is a super fun read. It should be absolutely required reading for every young girl who has dreamed of Mr Darcy and wished that she too had been born in a more civilized, romantic time. I'm not sure if Austen is required reading in high school but if it is, this should be the companion guide. Cliffs Notes for the Regency, as it were.

Adkins has truly done his research; this book, nicely organized into chapters that run from life to death, is not just a cluster of trivia with ands and buts inserted. His style reminds me of Bill Bryson, and if you like this book, try his book 'At Home, A Short History Of Private Life'. He really goes to great lengths for his reader, quoting letters, journals, newspapers (even giving the treat of real articles included!) and first hand information from primary sources only.

Although it isn't written in an anecdotal or trivial style, it's a fun read. Thumb through any chapter and you'll find yourself engrossed. Adkins never loses sight of the goal of the book - life in Jane's world, the Regency period-and emphasizes how Jane and her family in particular would have lived their everyday lives, in their neighborhood and within their socioeconomic status.

I think what struck me most as a modern woman imagining herself in say, 1810 when Jane would have been a mature woman, is just how tedious, boring and utterly restrictive her life must have been, without question. That neighborhood gossip and intimate details would have taken on huge significance is not surprising. As she mentions many times in her books, anything and anyone new and different not only attracted attention but was almost like a circus coming to town. With transportation being expensive, dangerous and rather hard to come by, all but a few people (if they managed to survive childhood, that is) spent their entire lives in their village, being born and dying in the same house, cottage or hut. Where would they go and what would they do anyhow? Travel for travels sake was virtually unheard of, perhaps excepting sailors and the very rich.

It is staggering however, when one considers that nearly everyone you know has scars from smallpox, black and/or missing teeth, and even the gentry smell abominable. Medical care was non existent, and when could be obtained was frightening, dangerous and expensive. Just the passage of Jane's sister going to have a tooth pulled made me squirm.

All in all, this is a great read for anyone, history fans, trivia buffs (not a trivia book!) and of course, Janeites. I have a much deeper appreciation and understanding of her circumstances, which makes her even more extraordinary in my opinion. It's a gem of a little window which opens onto another world that many thought they knew- but that window was opened with fresh eyes. Kudos to Adkins!

Ishnjurus

A fascinating glimpse into daily life in the late 18th, early 19th century England. The author gives a vivid description of the daily lives of people -from the lowliest beggars to the wealthy elite. Included are excerpts from letters, documents, manuscripts, diaries, etc. that describe ones daily routines, or observations of others. Every detail from clothing (styles and how they were procured), diets, relationships, class system, hygiene (or lack there of) occupations, leisure activities, homes and furnishings, and more - are described in detail. It's striking how much has changed, particularly the painful chapters on the horrendous conditions of forced child labor and blood sports involving everything from cocks, to dogs to bulls - which were the accepted norm of the time. Thoughtfully written and well researched.

krot

Valuable insight into daily life during the Georgian and Regency eras. Makes one very, very happy to read it. Living there is another story. No die- hard fan will wish for "simpler times" after reading the incredible adversities, poor plumbing, ( read: NO plumbing) one went through- and that was the wealthy! Warning- animal lovers may want to skip many pages.

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