- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd; New Ed edition (21 Oct 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0750940476
- ISBN-13: 978-0750940474
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.6 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Alongside the world of 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Vanity Fair', Byron, Keats, Constable and Nash, there also existed a pulsating underworld where crime and vice of every kind flourished. Venture into this forgotten world, and discover a fascinating place filled with pleasure-seekers, criminals and body snatchers at work.
About the Author
Donald Low is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Stirling.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
During each historical/social era (Renaissance,Regency,etc..)we admire the individuals, the art and architecture,literature ,lifestyle, building a romantic image of days gone by and wish we could somehow experience that beauty ,extravagance,knowledge etc..Yet we forget the reality of each era,the ugliness,hardship,murderous sacrifices,stench and the suffering which the majority of the population experienced and endured.
The regency underworld by Donald Low was a fascinating insight into the social reality of Regency England.It focuses on crime and the underworld ,covering topics such as Rookeries,thief takers,the nurseries of crime,the medical underworld, regency rogues and characters.
Written in an easy readable style I found it absorbing and enlightening, a real eye-opener to an era which is distinguished with cultural achievments..In particular, the chapter on the Medical underworld was an eye-opener,detailing horrific practices which as a result assisted in the progress of medicine and which we take for granted today.
Well written and well paced ,keeps the reader enthrawlled.
The regency underworld by Donald Low was a fascinating insight into the social reality of Regency England.It focuses on crime and the underworld ,covering topics such as Rookeries,thief takers,the nurseries of crime,the medical underworld, regency rogues and characters.
Written in an easy readable style I found it absorbing and enlightening, a real eye-opener to an era which is distinguished with cultural achievments..In particular, the chapter on the Medical underworld was an eye-opener,detailing horrific practices which as a result assisted in the progress of medicine and which we take for granted today.
Well written and well paced ,keeps the reader enthrawlled.
24 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a great book giving you an insight into the darker side of Georgian life. A captivating read and a most enlightening book. A must for anyone trying to understand England in the 1800's.
This book will open your eyes to what lay behind the pomp and splendor of the times.
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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful
Fascinating and lively portrayal
21 April 2000
Format:Hardcover
The seamier side of London in the early nineteenth century written with flare. This book was an enjoyable romp through the back streets, slums and 'rookeries' of London and the attempts by authorities to control them.
The book is packed full of detail of the people of the time including some of the more famous characters such as fences and theives and the methods they used to continue their trade. You can read about 'Mudlarks and scuffle hunters' of the river Thames, or if you prefer, the 'resurrectionists' who traded in dead bodies for medical students.
Low also draws deeply on literature of the time such as Pierce Egan's "Life in London" which is chock full of authentic Regency-era slang. For instance Money could be referred to as "Blunt, rhino, flash the screens, sport the rhino, show the needful, post the pony, nap the rent, stump the pewter, tip the brads down with the dust only get into tip street."
Some great illustrations and a fun trip into the life among the lower orders.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Excellent, intriguing information
12 Aug 2008
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Gentle Journey
This book is fantastic for the Regency writer who wants to be accurate with their historical facts, but it is also as easy to read through as a novel and filled with interesting details. I am very glad I bought it.
This book is fantastic for the Regency writer who wants to be accurate with their historical facts, but it is also as easy to read through as a novel and filled with interesting details. I am very glad I bought it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Regency + Underworld = Fascinating? No
3 Aug 2009
Format:Paperback
When this book popped up on my reading rotation, I was really looking forward to what promised to be an interesting work. After all, how could an author miss with the subject matter of crime (and, hopefully, punishment) during one of the most deliciously dissolute periods of English history? Well, turns out that if he concentrates the major portion of the first part of the book on a too detailed background of the founding of the Metropolitan Police and only the last, relatively few, pages to interesting portraits of four of the era's notable scalawags, it can be done. In short, should have provided more vignettes and less of what amounts to legislative history. Overall, it reminded me of Jessica Warner's "Craze: Gin and Debauchery in an Age of Reason:" much promised, less delivered.
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