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Title: THE PENGUIN SOCIAL HISTORY OF BRITAIN
ENGLISH SOCIETY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
By: Roy Porter
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0140138196
ISBN 13: 9780140138191
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Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Pub. date: 26 April, 1990
Pages: 448
Description: A portrait of 18th century England, from its princes to its paupers, from its metropolis to its smallest hamlet. It covers topics that include - diet, housing, prisons, rural festivals, bordellos, plays, paintings, and work and wages.
Synopsis: A portrait of 18th century England, from its princes to its paupers, from its metropolis to its smallest hamlet. The topics covered include - diet, housing, prisons, rural festivals, bordellos, plays, paintings, and work and wages.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Returns: Returnable
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