EPISODE · Apr 28, 2009 · 15H 59M
Roy Porter's English Society in the Eighteenth Century
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/58210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: English Society in the Eighteenth Century Author: Roy Porter Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 59 minutes Release date: April 28, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In this boldly drawn portrait of eighteenth-century England, Roy Porter defines a nation from its princes to its paupers, from its metropolis to its smallest hamlet. The topics covered run the gamut, covering diet, housing, prisons, rural festivals, bordellos, plays, paintings, and work and wages. This text’s broad scope makes it a must-have for any lover of English history, or history in general. Written in a reader-friendly manner, it is the perfect companion book to any eighteenth-century novel, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the times. Roy Porter’s new edition of his celebrated book of English cultural history was revised in light of changes in the climate of debate that occurred in the seven years after its first publication.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/58210 to listen full audiobooks. Title: English Society in the Eighteenth Century Author: Roy Porter Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 59 minutes Release date: April 28, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: In this boldly drawn portrait of eighteenth-century England, Roy Porter defines a nation from its princes to its paupers, from its metropolis to its smallest hamlet. The topics covered run the gamut, covering diet, housing, prisons, rural festivals, bordellos, plays, paintings, and work and wages. This text’s broad scope makes it a must-have for any lover of English history, or history in general. Written in a reader-friendly manner, it is the perfect companion book to any eighteenth-century novel, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the times. Roy Porter’s new edition of his celebrated book of English cultural history was revised in light of changes in the climate of debate that occurred in the seven years after its first publication.
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