The Prince of Pleasure and His Regency 1811 to 1820 by Priestley, J.B - 1969

UK: Heinemann, 1969. 304pp & 1.3 kg to post, dj has repaired tears atop spine & a small tear top front. The period of the Regency is the most romantic period of British history. It was an age which swung between extremes of elegance and refinement and depths of sodden brutality. The central figure is the Prince Regent, Prinny, and though he sometimes appears as a gigantic spoilt child, he was famously good company and a notable patron of the arts. With his novelist's insight the author paints a glittering portrait of the Romantic Age. It was an Age marked by prize-fights and Luddite riots, the Congress of Vienna, the battles of Waterloo and Peterloo, the first waltzes and the first locomotives and half-naked children sweeping chimneys. review >> Great reference book on the Regency period. Writing style made it very easy to read. and >>> One of the most informative and attractively written books on the Regency Period. The author's style is warm and pleasant, and he introduces notable personalities of the era with ease.. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 25 Cm.