THE WAY WE LIVED THEN

Recollections from four centuries of British Life
by Edward Armitage, drawings by Peter Askem

THE WAY WE LIVED THEN - Recollections from four centuries of British Life, by Edward Armitage (Robson Books, 2001: hardback ISBN 1 861053894) £16.95. Drawings by Peter Askem. "The Way We Lived Then is a fascinating anthology of memoirs chronicling British life in the seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The wealth of material from people of all classes provides an enthralling and detailed portrait. All aspects of existence are covered, including life at home, at work and at school, in towns and villages, and within all social groups. These captivating first-hand accounts of life in Britain have been gathered together to create a unique and wide-ranging compilation of historical sources.

Subjects include the following: harsh discipline in seventeenth century schools, city slums in the 1880s and the treatment of suffragettes in prison during 1910. An entertaining anthology, essential for those interested in British social history."

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