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Tables of Contents for Daily Life in 18Th-Century England
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
xi
``A Nation of Prime Ministers'': Politics
1
12
``Not Created Equal'': Class and Race
13
18
``Twenty Pounds Will Marry Me'': The Family
31
26
``The Supreme City'': London
57
14
``They Were, Once, a Kind of Barbarians'': The Provinces
71
10
``Up to My Knees in Brick and Mortar'': Housing
81
14
Cork Rumps and Cocked Hats: Clothing
95
16
Days, Weeks, Months, and Years: The Passage of Time
111
10
``Do What You're Bidden'': Work and Wages
121
26
``What Joy Was Mine!'': Entertainment
147
24
``The Turnpike Roads of the Kingdom'': Transportation and Communication
171
16
``The Main Business of the Life of Man'': The Economy
187
18
``Robbers, Burglars, etc.'': Law and Order
205
16
``A Progeny of Learning'': Education
221
10
``The Roast Beef of Old England'': Food and Drink
231
18
``I Love a Mob'': Behavior
249
12
``One Foot Within the Grave'': Health Care and Hygiene
261
18
Religion
279
14
Orreries, Dephlogisticated Air, and Spinning Jennies: Science and Technology
293
14
Notes
307
42
Glossary
349
4
Bibliography
353
4
Index
357