elegant madness

Elegant madness

by Venetia Murray
3/5
(71 votes)

Against a backdrop of artistic triumphs and industrial progress, working-class riots and the twenty-year war with France, Venetia Murray's sparkling narrative is lavishly illustrated through rare contemporary cartoons, prints, diaries, and caricatures --.

Format
317 pages
First published
1999
Publishers
Viking

I found the writing very engaging and thoroughly enjoyed myself while reading it. While there are a few problems with sources I think this is an excellent introduction to the period.

Wow - this book as elicited quite a few reviews hasn't it? I was really interested in reading it as I love this period, but I read the reviews here carefully and wondered about the seeming huge polarity in popularity of the book.

I was so disappointed with this book. It might be gossipy but has all the accuracy of gossip.

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