AGE OF SCANDAL
| Author | : Terence Hanbury White |
| Publisher | : Alien Ebooks |
| Total Pages | : 314 |
| Release | : 1950-07-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781667623818 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1667623818 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (818 Downloads) |
Download or read book AGE OF SCANDAL written by Terence Hanbury White and published by Alien Ebooks. This book was released on 1950-07-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Age of Scandal focuses on the period in late 18th-century England following the Age of Reason—a period characterized by dilettantism, material comfort & eccentricity. Based on writings by Horace Walpole & other literate recorders, White has constructed a “little scrapbook of a nostalgic Tory.” He describes the eccentricities of the 18th-century Royal Family, the fashions of the nobility—the powdering of wigs, eating, drinking, medicine, birthday parties, theater & pronunciation; attitudes toward religion & sport; and above all, the outrageous gossip circulating in literary circles.
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