English Men and Manners in the Eighteenth Century

xxiii, 531 pp. 8 x 5 3/8. Gilt titles & decoration. Numerous illustrations. CONTENTS: I. Introduction; II. Outline of Events; III. The Social Scene; IV. Whigs and Tories in Queen Anne's Day; V. Walpole and the Opposition; VI. Pelhams and Yorkes; VII. The Great Commoner; VIII. Rockingham's and Radicals; IX. The Divines; X. Two Philanthropists; XI. Grub Street; XII. The Artists; XIII. Drama, Stage and Music; XIV. Empire Builders; XV. The Soldiers; XVI. The Admirals; Index.