An Elegant Madness is an impressively thorough discussion of the time period, with chapters on everything from clothes to dinners, to society and scandalous sex lives. Although the author’s tone is fairly scholarly and dry, the topics and first hand accounts make for some fascinating reading/5(9). An elegant madness: high society in Regency England Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook. Share to . Under the influence of the excessively fat, loose-moraled Prince of Wales, the Regency became the very apex of British decadence, an era of lavish parties, ferocious gossip, relentless bed hopping, /5(4).
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An Elegant Madness is an impressively thorough discussion of the time period, with chapters on everything from clothes to dinners, to society and scandalous sex lives. Although the author’s tone is fairly scholarly and dry, the topics and first hand accounts make for some fascinating reading. A history of English Regency, a period marked by unusual elegance. The author analyzes the contribution made by aristocrats fleeing the French Revolution and contrasts the elegance of the rich with the lot of the poor, the period also being known for the Luddite riots. Venetia Murray chronicles the daily life of that glittering circle of rakes and dandies, duchesses and courtesans, pugilists and patrons, whose scandalous conduct will entertain readers of social history and Regency romances alike, plus the new generation of Jane Austen addicts.
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