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Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne, Taken from Original Sources

John Ashton

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Society & cultureHistoryHistory - BritishHistory - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750)

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1. Social Life in Queen Anne's Reign2. PREFACE.3. CHAPTER I. CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION. (Boys.)4. CHAPTER II. CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION. (Girls.)5. CHAPTER III. MARRIAGE.6. CHAPTER IV. DEATH AND BURIAL.7. CHAPTER V. HOUSES, FURNITURE, ETC.8. CHAPTER VI. SERVANTS.9. CHAPTER VII. DAILY LIFE. (Men.)10. CHAPTER VIII. DAILY LIFE. (Women.)11. CHAPTER IX. GAMBLING AND SPECULATION.12. CHAPTER X. SUPERSTITION.13. CHAPTER XI. COSMETICS, ETC.14. CHAPTER XII. TRADE, ETC.15. CHAPTER XIII. MEN'S DRESS.16. CHAPTER XIV. WOMEN'S DRESS.17. CHAPTER XV. FOOD. (Solid.)18. CHAPTER XVI. FOOD. (Liquid.)19. CHAPTER XVII. TOBACCO.20. CHAPTER XVIII. COFFEE-HOUSES AND TAVERNS.21. CHAPTER XIX. CLUBS.22. CHAPTER XX. SIGHT-SEEING AND FAIRS23. CHAPTER XXI. OTHER SIGHTS.24. CHAPTER XXII. ROUGH SPORTS.25. CHAPTER XXIII. HORSE-RACING, HUNTING, SHOOTING, &C.26. CHAPTER XXIV. SWORD-PLAY AND OTHER SPORTS. GARDEN, ETC.27. CHAPTER XXV. THE DRAMA.28. CHAPTER XXVI. OPERA, CONCERTS, MUSIC.29. CHAPTER XXVII. PAINTERS AND ARCHITECTS.30. CHAPTER XXVIII. SCIENCE, ETC.31. CHAPTER XXIX. LITERATURE, THE PRESS, ETC.32. CHAPTER XXX. MEDICAL.33. CHAPTER XXXI. SPAS AND BATHING.34. CHAPTER XXXII. RELIGIONS.35. CHAPTER XXXIII. LEGAL.36. CHAPTER XXXIV. THE RIVER.37. CHAPTER XXXV. THE STREETS.38. CHAPTER XXXVI. CARRIAGES, ETC.39. CHAPTER XXXVII. THE MOHOCKS.40. CHAPTER XXXVIII. DUELLING.41. CHAPTER XXXIX. THE ARMY AND NAVY.42. CHAPTER XL. CRIME.43. CHAPTER XLI. PRISONS.44. CHAPTER XLII. WORKHOUSES, HOSPITALS, ETC.45. APPENDIX.46. INDEX.47. INDEX. (continued 2)
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