An Elegant Madness: High Society in Regency England by Venetia Murray

An Elegant Madness: High Society in Regency England

Venetia Murray

317 pages • first pub 1998 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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Regency England was, according to Venetia Murray, a "glorious paradox": High society placed a premium on civilized living, yet vulgarity, gluttony, and moral vicissitude were considered fashionable--and socially acceptable--vices. In An Elegant Ma...

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