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Portraits of an island: Eighteenth century Anglesey (Studies in Anglesey history)
 
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Portraits of an island: Eighteenth century Anglesey (Studies in Anglesey history) (Paperback)

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Anglesey Antiquarian Society; Second revised edition edition (2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0950019984
  • ISBN-13: 978-0950019987
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Eighteenth Century Anglesey, 2 Feb 2008
By Robert Williams "Publisher, Llyfrau Magma" (Isle of Anglesey, Wales / Ynys Môn, Cymru) - See all my reviews
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This readable book is not a narrative history but depicts life on the island through letters, diaries and documents. It begins with quotations from travellers who ventured to cross the Menai Strait, and with accounts from the intrepid islanders themselves who travelled along the deplorable roads across Anglesey to destinations outside the island. A few even went on the Grand Tour; more often they voyaged to Dublin, the island's unofficial metropolis.
The cottages of the poor and the mansions of the rich with their walled gardens and serpentine walks, and the pleasures of a laden table and the eating of traditional peasant food are described. Recreations such as hunting, cock fighting and the merrymaking festivals contrast with the harsh punishments meted out to wrongdoers. Illnesses and epidemics, with the accompanying medical remedies - often horrendous - and the high mortality rate, makes sad reading. The schooling of both boys and girls, the growing religious divisions and the improvements in farming during the century are portrayed by the inhabitants themselves.
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