For every frustrated reader of the great nineteenth-century English novels of Austen, Trollope, Dickens, or the Brontës who has ever wondered whether a duke outranked an earl, when to yell "Tally Ho!" at a fox hunt, or how one landed in "debtor's prison," here is a "delightful reader's companion that lights up the literary dark" (The New York Times). This fascinating, lively guide clarifies the sometimes bizarre maze of rules, regulations, and customs that governed everyday life in Victorian England. Author Daniel Pool provides countless intriguing details (did you know that the "plums" in Christmas plum pudding were actually raisins?) on the Church of England, sex, Parliament, dinner parties, country house visiting, and a host of other aspects of nineteenth-century English life -- both "upstairs" and "downstairs." An illuminating glossary gives at a glance the meaning and significance of terms ranging from "ague" to "wainscoting," the specifics of the currency system, and a lively host of other details and curiosities of the day.
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3.5 某些部分挺有意思，但是讲card game的部分真是一点也看不下去
评分地铁读物，学了不少冷知识。当然，尽信书则不如无书，毕竟是介绍性质的书，虽然没有硬伤，但细节未必准确。其他部分不清楚，教育和医学那两块显然不够严谨。比如19世纪的内科医生不只靠背书，关于书本知识和临床实践的大辩论经久不息。临床解剖用的尸体绝不是“来路不明”，相反，从边沁时代就很明确，来自死刑犯和穷人（所以后来人们担心这样会引发“贫穷是罪”的扭曲价值观）。
评分介绍英国维多利亚时代社会的书
评分很久以前看过，通过小说的片段介绍18、19世纪英国风情，很丰富很有趣
评分很久以前看过，通过小说的片段介绍18、19世纪英国风情，很丰富很有趣
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