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Plenty and Want: A Social History of Food in England from 1815 to the Present Day 3rd Edition
Author(s): Proffessor John Burnett (Author), John Burnett (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 21 April 2016
- Edition: 3rd
- Language: English
- Print length: 380 pages
- ISBN-10: 1138141011
- ISBN-13: 9781138141018
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
`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
About the Author
Professor John Burnett
