A Visitor's Guide to Jane Austen's England

Written by Sue Wilkes

Narrated by Christine Rendel

Immerse yourself in the vanished world inhabited by Jane Austen's contemporaries. Packed with detail and anecdotes, this is an intimate exploration of how the middle and upper classes lived from 1775, the year of Austen's birth, to the coronation of George IV in 1820. Sue Wilkes skillfully conjures up all aspects of daily life within the period, drawing on contemporary diaries, illustrations, letters, novels, travel literature, and archives.

- Were all unmarried affluent men really "in want of a wife"?

- Where would a young lady seek adventure?

- Would "taking the waters" at Bath and other spas kill or cure you?

- Was Lizzy Bennet bitten by bed-bugs while traveling?

- What would you wear to a country ball or a dance at Almack's?

- Would Mr. Darcy have worn a corset?

- What hidden horrors lurked in elegant Regency houses?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Apr 6, 2021
• ISBN: 9781666110180

Reviews for A Visitor's Guide to Jane Austen's England

[carol thomas · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Well researched, but the data becomes distracting due to its extensive usage. The narrative suffers as a result. The forest gets lost in the trees so to speak. It would have been a much more engaging read at one half to three quarters of its length.

[Salli Blevins · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I liked learning more about the regency period. The book is entertaining and informative.

[NoelReneCisnerosPeña · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Entretenida y bien documentada guía a la Inglaterra de finales del siglo XVIII y principios del XIX, que hace énfasis en el mundo en el que Jane Austen vivió. La autora ofrece un amplio panorama de las condiciones de vida, de movimiento, de salud y de estatus de ese período, con particular atención a los grupos de clase media y alta, que son los más documentados y en los que llegó a moverse Austen (en los que los personajes de sus novelas se mueven).