Georgians revealed : life, style and the making of modern Britain / Moira Goff, John Goldfinch, Karen Limper-Herz and Helen Peden ; with an introduction by Amanda Goodrich.

By: Goff, Moira [author.].

Contributor(s): Goldfinch, John [author.] | Limper-Herz, Karen [author.] | Peden, Helen (Curator) [author.] | Goodrich, Amanda, 1957- [writer of introduction.] | British Library [host institution.].

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BookPublisher: London : The British Library, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 168 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), facsimiles (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780712357142 (paperback).Subject(s): Hanover, House of

| Great Britain -- History -- 1714-1837

DDC classification: 942.07

Contents:

Homes and gardens -- Architecture / Karen Limper-Herz -- Interior and garden design / Karen Limper-Herz -- Entertaining at home / Moira Goff -- Shopping and fashion -- Trades and tradesmen / Helen Peden -- Shops ans shopping / Helen Peden -- Fashion / Moira Goff -- Culture and ideas -- Theatre and celebrity culture / Moira Goff -- New entertainment genres / Moira Goff -- Museums, art galleries and charities / John Goldfinch -- Leisure and pleasure -- Dancing and assemblies / Moira Goff -- Sport / John Goldfinch -- Tourism / Karen Limper-Herz.

Summary: "For over a hundred years (1714-1830) a King George sat on the British throne. It was a time of transformation, as cities grew, trade expanded and taste and elegance fostered a great consumer boom. Yet what do we really know about the people of this age of innovation? Georgians Revealed explores the realities of their daily lives through a fascinating variety of objects, from playbills to porcelain, architects' plans to fashion plates" - inside cover.

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

For over a hundred years (1714 - 1830) a King George sat on the British throne. It was a time of transformation, as cities grew, industry thrived and trade expanded round the world.

Includes bibliographical references (page 166) and index.

"For over a hundred years (1714-1830) a King George sat on the British throne. It was a time of transformation, as cities grew, trade expanded and taste and elegance fostered a great consumer boom. Yet what do we really know about the people of this age of innovation? Georgians Revealed explores the realities of their daily lives through a fascinating variety of objects, from playbills to porcelain, architects' plans to fashion plates" - inside cover.

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CHOICE Review

This volume will doubtless adorn many coffee tables. It deserves, however, to be picked up and perused occasionally, if only for the clarity and pointedness of its illustrations drawn from the rich collections of the British Museum, where four of the five contributors are curators. The chapter headings suggest the book's scope and limitations: "Homes and Gardens," "Shopping and Fashion," "Culture and Ideas," "Leisure and Pleasure." The focus is almost exclusively on the lifestyles of the Georgian elite, from the monarchy down to the increasingly prosperous and consumer-conscious middle class. There is little on the members of society (agricultural and industrial laborers, for example) whose lifestyle did not lend itself to the picturesque. The book's subtitle, Life, Style and the Making of Modern Britain, is cute but misleading. One suspects that the book will find a general readership (despite the competing availability of online sources), but will be looked at askance by historians of the 18th century schooled in the tradition of E. P. Thompson and his followers. --John Sainsbury, Brock University