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Cargando... The English Pleasure Garden: 1660-1860 (Shire Library) (edición 2009)por Sarah Jane Downing
Información de la obraThe English Pleasure Garden: 1660-1860 por Sarah Jane Downing
   Ninguno Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.   StudioNorthLibrary | Oct 25, 2018 |  This slim volume is brimming with historical information on the creation and evolution of the popular Pleasure Gardens in England. Originally designed as a diversion for the rich, Pleasure Gardens such as Vauxhall Garden in London and Sydney Gardens in Bath not only featured beautifully landscaped walks and vistas, but halls for music and dancing. Given the size limitations of this book, it is a nice introduction to a topic that will appeal to historical fiction readers and history students. My one disappointment is that the lovely vintage images are not credited. Otherwise, the author’s research is impressive, taking the reader back to a time when the social scene meant putting on your best frock and leaving the house instead of poking your friends on Facebook. Laurel Ann, Austenprose (  ) Austenprose | Oct 1, 2009 | sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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During their heyday in the mid-eighteenth century the pleasure gardens were one of the hubs of polite society. Laid out with formal gardens and buildings for dining and amusement, the pleasure gardens were the scene of upper class exercise and entertainment. Most famous were Vauxhall Gardens, Cremorne Gardens and Ranelagh Gardens. In Bath, Sydney Gardens is the only English pleasure garden that has not since been closed and built over. This book tells the story of the pleasure gardens,explaining their beginnings in the seventeenth century, their rising social importance, the variety of entertainment contained within, and their eventual decline into seedy hangouts for gamblers, thieves and prostitutes. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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