High society : a social history of the Regency period, 1788-1830
Murray, Venetia1998
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The Regency was a period of contrasts. The rich man could pay the equivalent of £100,000 to keep a mistress whilst the farm labourer kept a family on 15 shillings a week. This study chronicles the life of the beau monde during the period.
Main title:
High society : a social history of the Regency period, 1788-1830 / Venetia Murray.
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Imprint:
London : Viking, 1998.
Collation:
xvii, 316p., [16]p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), facsims. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-295) and index.
ISBN:
9780670857586 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
1570684
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