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Old 01-04-2021, 01:43 PM   #3
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I have a tendency to buy non-fiction books which I plan to read, sometime, but for some reason there's always a novel or ten that's more tempting. So I have "Behind Closed Doors - At Home in Georgian England" by Amanda Vickery, but haven't read it (yet). Skimming it, it looks like it covers everyday life for all classes of society.

You might also check out A History of Private Life. I don't have the volume covering this period, but the ones I have contain articles on many different aspects of everyday life.

And one that's really narrow, but interesting and funny: "Shapely Ankle Preferr'd - A History of Lonely Hearts Advertisement" by Francesca Beauman. It describes not only the history of the advertisements, but also some of publishing, economy, matchmaking, humor, and more. The first such advertisement we have a copy of is from 1695:
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A Gentleman about 30 Years of Age, that says he had a Very Good Estate, would willingly Match himself to some Good Young Gentlewoman that has a Fortune of 3000l. or thereabouts, and he will make Settlement to Content.
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