"This edition published by arrangement with W.W. Norton & Company, Inc."--Title page verso
Contents
Prologue: The regent and the regency -- Chapter one: Crime, punishment, and the pursuit of freedom -- Chapter two: Theatres of entertainment -- Chapter three: Sexual pastimes, pleasures and perversities -- Chapter four: Expanding empire and waging war -- Chapter five: Changing landscapes and ominous signs -- Epilogue: the modern world
Summary
The surprising and lively story of the Regency period in Britain - an immensely colourful and chaotic decade that marked the emergence of the modern world
