Voices of the Georgian age : 100 remarkable years, in their own words

Voices of the Georgian Age is the story of seventeen witnesses to the remarkably diverse Georgian century after 1720. While being very different in many ways, the voices have two things in common: they have an outstanding story to tell, and that story is available to all for free on the internet. Despite the obvious constraints of surviving evidence, men and woman, rich and poor and respectable and criminal are all covered. Some wrote out their life story with deliberation, knowing that it would be read in future, while others simply put their private thoughts to paper for their own benefit. All are witnesses to their age. This book guides you through their diaries, memoirs and travelogues, providing an entertaining insight in their lives, and a personal history of the period. It is also a preparatory guide for those wishing to read the original documents themselves. Cover Book Title Copyright Contents Introduction Chapter 1 Family, Friends and Society: William Hutton 1723–1782 Chapter 2 A Picture of England from the Road: Karl Moritz 1782 Chapter 3 Man of Feeling: William Windham 1784–1810 Chapter 4 The British Grand Tour: John Byng May–June 1789 Chapter 5 The London Bubble: Joseph Farington 1793–1802 Chapter 6 Plausible Villain: James Hardy Vaux 1782–1801 Chapter 7 Walking in Wales: Richard Warner 1797 Chapter 8 Dancing and Travelling: Jane Austen 1796–1814 Chapter 9 Quaker: Hannah Gurney 1804–1820 Plate Chapter 10 A Dull Year?: Fanny Chapman 1809 Chapter 11 Body Snatcher: Joseph Naples 1811–1812 Chapter 12 Weaver, Luddite, Criminal: Thomas Holden/Holding 1812–1820 Chapter 13 Trophy Tourism: Elizabeth Chivers 1814 Chapter 14 RespectabilityThomas Lucas 1813–1816 Chapter 15 Radical Reformer: Samuel Bamford 1815–1819 Chapter 16 Courtier: Ellis Cornelia Knight 1800–1814 Chapter 17 Regency Man About Town: Rees Gronow 1812–1820 Notes Index Backcover Explores the Georgian period through the eyes of the people who lived through it.