The Penguin Social History of Britain :English Society in the Eighteenth Century

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The Penguin Social History of Britain
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The Penguin Social History of Britain :English Society in the Eighteenth Century

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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.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9780140138191
ISBN10 0140138196
Number Of Pages 448
Item Weight 316 g
Product Dimensions 130 x 197 x 22 mm
Publisher / Reseller Penguin Books Ltd
Format paperback
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Roy Porter was, until his retirement, Professor in the Social History of Medicine at the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. He died in 2002.

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