Author: Daniel Pool
Series: –

Age/Audience: 14+, mostly adults or teens with a noted interest

Genre/Style: Nonfiction essay style writing, quick progression through chapters covers various years, chapters based on theme

Read If You Like: Nonfiction designed for short-spurt reading sessions

 

Summary:

The world of 19^th century England was both radically different from our own, and similar in ways we may not have considered before. Written for fellow writers and the everyday reader with a curiosity about the day to day of Dicken’s socializing, Pool’s book is part novel part encyclopedia. Aimed at a widespread audience, Pool aims his informative book at those with a vague notion of Victorianism looking to find what’s changed and what hasn’t since the 19^th century. The book isn’t a narrative, but it suits short bursts of reading and functions like a series of essays on a topic all grouped together into this one volume. Particularly helpful to researchers and writers is Pool’s lengthy (though now a little outdated) bibliography at the end of the book. Additionally, the glossary makes Pool’s book a helpful side-table companion for readers and writers.

 

Bottom Line:

An interesting read full of fun tidbits, good for general interest readers who want more narrative-style writing or researchers looking for square one.

Read More: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1987.What_Jane_Austen_Ate_and_Charles_Dickens_Knew

Find It:

http://www.worldcat.org/title/what-jane-austen-ate-and-charles-dickens-knew-from-fox-hunting-to-whist-the-facts-of-daily-life-in-nineteenth-century-england/oclc/717178438