Full name: An Elegant Madness: High Society in Regency England

Author: Venetia Murray Year: 1998 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780140282962 0140282963

The Regency period was one of the most turbulent ages in British history, one that spanned the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, that witnessed unprecedented industrial progress, artistic accomplishment, and violent social unrest and--paradoxically--the most sparkling social scene English high society has ever enjoyed. Under the influence of the obese, loose-moraled Prince of Wales (to whom Jane Austen dedicated Emma), the Regency was the apex of British decadence, an era of lavish parties and relentless bed-hopping that set a standard for elegance and vulgarity. With wit and lively style, Venetia Murray chronicles the scandals, courtships, and daily life of these aristocrats, and evokes the tempestuous times of the early industrial and French revolutions. Sumptuously illustrated with rare contemporary cartoons, prints, diaries, and caricatures, An Elegant Madness is a book readers of social history and historical romance alike will devour. Similar books: The Regency Underworld by Donald A. Low Our Tempestuous Day by Carolly Erickson Austerity Britain by David Kynaston Family Britain: 1951-57 by David Kynaston The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy by David Cannadine Foundation by Peter Ackroyd The Long Weekend by Adrian Tinniswood A History of Britain: The Fate of Empire: 1776-2001 by Simon Schama The Kings and Queens of England by Nicholas Best Pleasures and Pastimes in Tudor England by Alison Sim 1939 by Anne de Courcy The Morbid Age by Richard Overy Revolution by Peter Ackroyd The Mistresses of Cliveden by Natalie Livingstone The Elizabethans by A. N. Wilson Dead Wake by Erik Larson The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson Six Frigates by Ian W. Toll 102 Minutes by Jim Dwyer