High Society in the Regency Period by Venetia Murray

High Society in the Regency Period by Venetia Murray

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Offers a picture of events and lives during English monarchy's history: a time of transition and paradox, elegance and vulgarity; when Lady Caroline Lamb stabbed herself for love of Byron and Stephenson invented the locomotive; when a mistress cost the equivalent of GBP100,000 a year and a farm labourer kept a family on 15 shillings a week.

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High Society in the Regency Period by Venetia Murray

Offers a picture of events and lives during English monarchy's history: a time of transition and paradox, elegance and vulgarity; when Lady Caroline Lamb stabbed herself for love of Byron and Stephenson invented the locomotive; when a mistress cost the equivalent of GBP100,000 a year and a farm labourer kept a family on 15 shillings a week.
Venetia Murray's previous books include ECHOES OF THE EAST END and CASTLE HOWARD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A STATELY HOME. She lives in Wiltshire and has a grown-up family.
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ISBN 13 9780140240436
ISBN 10 0140240438
Title High Society in the Regency Period
Author Venetia Murray
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1999-11-04
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.