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
评分介绍英国维多利亚时代社会的书
评分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
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