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Plenty and Want

A Social History of Food in England from 1815 to the Present Day

John Burnett author Proffessor John Burnett author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:6th Apr '89

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What did Queen Victoria have for dinner? And how did this compare with the meals of the poor in the nineteenth century? This classic account of English food habits since the industrial revolution answers these questions and more.

`Gives a most moving and absorbing picture of the standards of living of Disraeli's two nations, the rich and the poor.' - The Observer

`As a sharp mixture of pleasure and horror Dr Burnett's book takes some beating.' - The Guardian

ISBN: 9780415008624

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 657g

380 pages

3rd edition