ON SOCIAL ENGLAND UNDER THE REGENCY 'Mr. Ashton's method, exemplified in a long series of always amusing and incidentally instructive documents, is to dive into contemporary documents and to bring up almost at hazard anything which may throw light upon the manners and customs of the period. In "Social England under the Regency" he has found a temptingly rich theme, and he has turned out a handsome and entertaining volume. It matters not where you open the book, you are sure to light upon something good.' . St. James's Gazette. 'It is bright and pleasant reading. It is almost hopeless to give an idea of the interesting farrago-arranged, of course, in chronological order-that fills these pages.'-Times. 'A delightful storehouse of quaint and curious information. . . Collectors of books for a theatrical library, sportsmen, students of costume and manners, as well as the general reader in search of mere entertainment, ought to possess themselves of this handsome volume.'-Sporting Life. Amusing reading, and full-crammed with amusing cuts.'— National Observer. 'The author may fairly claim particular credit for his skill in selecting his material and arranging and combining it in so entertaining a fashion. The student of the superficial movements of society will find much in the volume to arrest his attention.'Scotsman. 'The most alluring part is to be found in the state of London, of country roads, gipsies, dairy work, the amusements of high life, food and drink, and ladies' dress. The volume, in fact, affords the means of obtaining a very good idea of the condition of England during the period.'-Daily Telegraph. "The Regency is a very picturesque and interesting chapter in the history of England, and we shall never be tired of reading about it.'-Daily News. 'Every variety of life, whether it be commercial or fantastic, finds its place in Mr. Ashton's pages; and his illustrations, copied from the publications of the time, if sometimes coarse, as was the wit of the Regency, are extremely helpful, and always of historical value. His volume is, in fact, very entertaining.'-Pall Mall Gazette. BOOKS BY JOHN ASHTON. Crown 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d. each. A HISTORY OF THE CHAP-BOOKS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. With 334 Illustrations. HUMOUR, WIT, AND SATIRE OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. With 82 Illustrations. ENGLISH CARICATURE AND SATIRE ON NAPOLEON THE FIRST. With 115 Illustrations. MODERN STREET BALLADS. With 57 Illustrations. Crown 8vo., cloth, 6s. each. FLORIZEL'S FOLLY. With Photogravure Frontispiece and 12 fullpage Illustrations. SOCIAL ENGLAND UNDER THE REGENCY. With 90 Illustrations. SOCIAL LIFE IN THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE. With 84 Illustrations. Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d. LONDON: CHATTO & WINDUS, 111 ST. MARTIN'S LANE, W.C. |