![]() ![]() ![]() The Adkins have thoroughly researched their material, as corresponding notes and fascinating nineteenth century definitions of otherwise regular words are found throughout. This is not only a treasure trove of detail and delight for the Austen aficionado, but rather it can also be used by those interested in understanding the context and grander picture of a history that focuses on the late eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. Indeed, the subjects of superstition, breeding, filth, pleasure, and fashion are all delved into-not to mention the multitude of other cultural terms and themes that they bring back to life. The Adkins have taken quite an undertaking in sifting through all of the research pertinent and available to the period, and they don’t shortcut some of the less-covered topics. Spanning the period of Jane Austen’s birth in 1775 to her untimely death in 1817, the brilliant husband and wife Adkins-duo take on the social history of Georgian England, with the beginning years of the Regency period thrown into the mix as well. ![]()
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