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Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne

by John Ashton

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  1. 1Social Life in Queen Anne’s Reign
  2. 2Preface
  3. 3Contents
  4. 4Chapter I — Childhood and Education. (Boys.)
  5. 5Chapter II — Childhood and Education. (Girls.)
  6. 6Chapter III — Marriage
  7. 7Chapter IV — Death and Burial
  8. 8Chapter V — Houses, Furniture, etc.
  9. 9Chapter VI — Servants
  10. 10Chapter VII — Daily Life. (Men.)
  11. 11Chapter VIII — Daily Life. (Women.)
  12. 12Chapter IX — Gambling and Speculation
  13. 13Chapter X — Superstition
  14. 14Chapter XI — Cosmetics, etc.
  15. 15Chapter XII — Trade, etc.
  16. 16Chapter XIII — Men’s Dress
  17. 17Chapter XIV — Women’s Dress
  18. 18Chapter XV — Food. (Solid.)
  19. 19Chapter XVI — Food. (Liquid.)
  20. 20Chapter XVII — Tobacco
  21. 21Chapter XVIII — Coffee-Houses and Taverns
  22. 22Chapter XIX — Clubs
  23. 23Chapter XX — Sight-Seeing and Fairs
  24. 24Chapter XXI — Other Sights
  25. 25Chapter XXII — Rough Sports
  26. 26Chapter XXIII — Horse-Racing, Hunting, Shooting, &c.
  27. 27Chapter XXIV — Sword-Play and Other Sports. Garden, etc.
  28. 28Chapter XXV — The Drama
  29. 29Chapter XXVI — Opera, Concerts, Music
  30. 30Chapter XXVII — Painters and Architects
  31. 31Chapter XXVIII — Science, etc.
  32. 32Chapter XXIX — Literature, the Press, etc.
  33. 33Chapter XXX — Medical
  34. 34Chapter XXXI — Spas and Bathing
  35. 35Chapter XXXII — Religions
  36. 36Chapter XXXIII — Legal
  37. 37Chapter XXXIV — The River
  38. 38Chapter XXXV — The Streets
  39. 39Chapter XXXVI — Carriages, etc.
  40. 40Chapter XXXVII — The Mohocks
  41. 41Chapter XXXVIII — Duelling
  42. 42Chapter XXXIX — The Army and Navy
  43. 43Chapter XL — Crime
  44. 44Chapter XLI — Prisons
  45. 45Chapter XLII — Workhouses, Hospitals, etc.
  46. 46Appendix

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