Georgian England shortlist
Explore the finest books on Georgian England with our curated shortlist, featuring Henry Fielding's Tom Jones, Roy Porter's history, and Karleen Koen's fiction for a rich dive into 18th-century life.
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English Society in the 18th Century
by Roy Porter
This text offers a picture of eighteenth-century England. It ranges from princes to paupers, and from the metropolis to smallest hamlet. It offers vivid images of the thought, politics, work and recreation of Englishmen at his time.
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Tom Jones
by Henry Fielding
Tom Jones is widely regarded as one of the first and most influential English novels. It is certainly the funniest. Tom Jones, the hero of the book, is introduced to the reader as the ward of a liberal Somerset squire. Tom is a generous but slightly wild and feckless country boy with a weakness for young women.
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Through a Glass Darkly
by Karleen Koen
A magnificent tapestry of a grand and glorious era As opulent and passionate as the 18th century it celebrates.Through a glass darkly kill sweep you away tothe splendors of a lost era. Like gone with the wind,it is rich with characters so vivid -- from aristocrats toscoundrels--they create their own immortality Here is thestory of a great family ruled by a dowager of extraordinarypower: of a young woman seeking low in a world of Englishluxury and French intrigue" and of a man haunted by asecret that could turn all their dreams to ashes...
