Book
Old times: a picture of social life at the end of the eighteenth century, collected and illustrated from the satirical and other sketches of the day...With eighty-eight illustrations
John C. Nimmo • London • Published In 1885 • Pages:
By: Ashton, John.
Abstract
This study of social life in the period 1788-1799 is drawn largely from newspapers of the time. After an introductory chapter outlining events for the period covered, the author presents a series of topically organized chapters that are composed largely of excerpts from the newspapers, with brief explanatory remarks. Among the topics covered are: clothing, the military, riots, economic shortages, gambling, entertainments, and crime. Since the material is often satirical, the researcher should exercise some caution in his use of this source.
- Subjects
- Cultural identity and pride
- Cultural participation
- Dissemination of news and information
- Press
- Dependencies
- Prisons and jails
- Offenses against the state
- Offenses against the person
- Judicial authority
- Trial procedure
- Chief executive
- Deliberative councils
- Rest days and holidays
- Navy
- External relations
- Recruitment and training
- Peacemaking
- Ethnopsychology
- Fishing
- Ethnosociology
- Instigation of war
- Normal garb
- Social relationships and groups
- Price and value
- Representative art
- Status, role, and prestige
- Visiting and hospitality
- Commercialized entertainment
- Social control
- Clothing
- Brawls, riots, and banditry
- Musical and theatrical productions
- Gambling
- Taxation and public income
- culture
- British (1714-1815)
- HRAF PubDate
- 2012
- Region
- Europe
- Sub Region
- British Isles
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Historian
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- Eleanor Swanson ; Marlene Martin; 1977 ; Teferi Adem Abate ; 2011
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1788-1799
- Coverage Place
- United Kingdom
- Notes
- John Ashton
- In marking the source, use of Categories 204 and 522 was restricted to those places where the author discussed newspapers or humor: The researcher interested in these topics should also consult Category 116. The illustrations, though based on 18th century prints, have not been marked for Category 532 because they are redrawings by the author. A final marking decision for this source was the use of Category 702 for the impressments of men into military service.
- LCCN
- 02024356
- LCSH
- Great Britain--Social life and customs