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Mr. and Mrs. Prince: How an Extraordinary Eighteenth-Century Family Moved Out of Slavery and into Legend6 reviews
Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina

Amistad, 2008

An Excellent Book!
The story of Mr. and Mrs. Prince is incredible. I didn't know anything about them or their legend status until now. Gerzine has done something that few writers have done---seamlessly weave the historical narrative with the actual experience of researching the material. I was drawn in by the dialogue and the meticulous research. Through this book, the author counters our longstanding views of ... 		  
  







  
  
Love Letters Of Great Men And Women: From The Eighteenth Century To The Present Day3 reviews
C. H. Charles

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007

Book from Sex and the City Movie
I just ordered the book. I think this is the book from the new Sex and the City Movie. It looks romantic. **UPDATE** Got the book. Has the same love letters as the movie! Great book! 		  
  







  
  
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Eighth Edition, Volumes A-C: The Middle Ages Through the ...2 reviews

W. W. Norton, 2005

Excellent Resource
I ordered this book for my literature studies and it is an excellent resource or English poetry, prose and literature. Not only was it more economical to order from Amazon, but it came sooner than expected. If you want one of the best companions for lit, this it the one. 		  
  







  
  
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume C: The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century

W. W. Norton, 2005

Read by millions of students over seven editions, The Norton Anthology of English Literature remains the most trusted undergraduate survey of English literature available and one of the most successful college texts ever published. Firmly grounded by the hallmark strengths of all Norton Anthologies—thorough and helpful introductory matter, judicious annotation, complete texts wherever possible— The Norton Anthology of English ... 		  
  







  
  
Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1)307 reviews
Neal Stephenson

William Morrow, 2003

Epic
This book is not only long, but dense and full of great information. You really get your money's worth here. Stephenson does an excellent job of introducing the origins of modern science and finance, and paints some of the original members of the Royal Society in an interesting light. The author certainly did his homework for this book and shows that off, too, but you'll still find some of the ... 		  
  







  
  
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 1: The Middle Ages through the Restoration and the ...10 reviews

W. W. Norton, 2005

Ahh! Get a cup of tea, find a cozy spot, and settle in...
If you're a book lover, how can you not love a book like this? It was my required reading for a literature class, and I was all too happy to have an excuse to buy it. Satisfyingly fat at 3000 pages, it exudes that delicious book smell when you flip through it, and its matte-sheen cover feels good in your hands and protects its sizable contents quite well. For me, this was worth getting just ... 		  
  







  
  
The New Eighteenth-Century Style: Rediscovering a French Décor5 reviews
Michele Lalande

"Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2006

Fabulous Book!
If you're style is that of a Paris flea market, the bazaar in Bombay or a eclectic old shop somewhere in Eastern Europe, you'll love this book. Great photography; the individualism of each space comes through with color and texture. My new favorite. The highlight is more photos of the Stockholm attic apartment, which is a true style icon. 		  
  







  
  
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. 1 C: Restoration and the Eighteenth Century1 review

W. W. Norton & Company, 1999

Informative, but not what I expected.
I found this book to be quite useful for studying the 18th century, but it is not what I expected. I am more familiar with the Prentice Hall version of this type of textbook. I did like that this book was a little easier to work with because of its size. The book did include the most relevant authors of the period, and the information on the works was plentiful. The book serves the purpose, ... 		  
  







  
  
White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India22 reviews
William Dalrymple

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004

Once Upon a Time in Hyderabad ...
This book is a complex many-faceted marvel! It is carefully researched history transformed into the story of an ultimately tragic romance. With its portrayal of Europeans astride two cultures, it offers a wonderful, and probably unintentional, counterpoint to the Clash of Civilizations. It is a swarm of all-seeing flies on the walls and writing desks of Hyderabad's elite, both British and Indian, ... 		  
  







  
  
Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion and Furniture in the Eighteenth Century (Metropolitan Museum of Art)13 reviews
Harold Koda, Andrew Bolton, ...

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006

Delightful dressing
This is a fabulous insight into 18th Century French society. As a costume designer, I found the inclusion of paintings from that period, intermixed with the museum settings to be of particular interest. The close-up photographs of details were also wonderful. The text was fascinating and very enjoyable reading. It's very often tempting to take things out of context according to one's own ... 		  
  







  
  
Unwise Passions: A True Story of a Remarkable Woman---and the First Great Scandal of Eighteenth-Century ...24 reviews
Alan Pell Crawford

Simon & Schuster, 2005

Great Biography...Not So Much Scandal
The title is a little misleading, but this is still a great biography of Anne Cary Morris. The "scandal" is dealt with in several chapters and the remaining story tells of the disfunctional family of which she was a part of. It left me looking for more information about the remaining "cast of characters." 		  
  







  
  
English Society in the Eighteenth Century, Second Edition (The Penguin Social History of Britain)8 reviews
Roy Porter

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1990

A Pure Delight
I come late to Porter, and I certainly wish I hadn't. It's almost enough to make me surrender my credentials as a dyed-in-the-wool lover of English History. The deceased physician-cum-historian was a prolific writer, turning out works on subjects as diverse as English manners and the social history of gout. But having now read two of his books, including this excellent overview of English ... 		  
  







  
  
Letters from an American Farmer and Sketches of Eighteenth-Century America (Penguin Classics)2 reviews
J. Hector St. John De Crevecoeur, Albert E. Stone

Penguin Classics, 1981

Fascinating glimpse into late 18th C. American life.
These original essay length letters composed by an intelligent and imaginative immigrant offer us a fascinating glimpse into life in early America. The letters chronicle his travels across the thirteen colonies in the years leading up to the revolution. With pathos and humour he gives us an intimate look at family life in the whaling ports of Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard. We visit with ... 		  
  







  
  
Genres of the Credit Economy: Mediating Value in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Britain
Mary Poovey

University Of Chicago Press, 2008

How did banking, borrowing, investing, and even losing money—in other words, participating in the modern financial system—come to seem like routine activities of everyday life? Genres of the Credit Economy addresses this question by examining the history of financial instruments and representations of finance in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain. Chronicling the process by which some of our most important conceptual ... 		  
  







  
  
Quicksilver: The Baroque Cycle #1 (The Baroque Cycle)4 reviews
Neal Stephenson

HarperTorch, 2006

This is a paperback of the first 3rd of Volume 1: Quicksilver
Here's the complete list to help people avoid buying something they already have: Quicksilver, Vol. I of the Baroque Cycle Book 1 - Quicksilver Book 2 - The King of the Vagabonds Book 3 - Odalisque The Confusion, Vol. II of the Baroque Cycle Book 4 - Bonanza Book 5 - The Juncto The System of the World, Vol. III of the Baroque Cycle Book 6 - Solomon's Gold Book 7 - ... 		  
  







  
  
The Dress of the People: Everyday Fashion in Eighteenth-Century England
John Styles

Yale University Press, 2008

The material lives of ordinary English men and women were transformed in the years following the restoration of Charles II in 1660. Tea and sugar, the fruits of British mercantile and colonial expansion, altered their diets. Pendulum clocks and Staffordshire pottery, the products of British manufacturing ingenuity, enriched their homes. But it was in their clothing that ordinary people enjoyed the greatest change in their material lives. This ... 		  
  







  
  
Samuel Johnson's Insults: A Compendium of Snubs, Sneers, Slights and Effronteries from the Eighteenth-Century ...4 reviews
Jack Lynch

Walker & Company, 2005

Classic Zingers
If you are at a loss for words when annoyed, read this. The insults are selected from Johnson's famous eighteenth century Dictionary of the English Language. Bet you never thought to call someone a jobbernowl or a moon-calf. Actually this is great for anyone who likes reading historic romances and is curious about some words used by the characters. Example: "rakehel - a wild, worthless, ... 		  
  







  
  
Bedford Anthology of World Literature Vol. 4: The Eighteenth Century1 review
Paul Davis, Gary Harrison, ...

Bedford/St. Martin's, 2002

Great
The book came in a fair amount of time and was in great condition. It worked well for me Literature class. 		  
  







  
  
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume A: The Middle Ages through the Restoration and the ...

W. W. Norton & Company, 2006

The classic survey of English literature in a vibrant new edition, with Stephen Greenblatt as general editor. A legendary bestseller for more than forty years, The Norton Anthology of English Literature is the classic survey to the field from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century. With more than ninety authors, the Major Authors Edition deepens its representation of essential works in all genres, ranging from Seamus Heaney's ... 		  
  







  
  
Architectura Navalis Mercatoria: The Classic of Eighteenth-Century Naval Architecture (Dover Books on ...4 reviews
Fredrik Henrik af Chapman

Dover Publications, 2006

Excellent Resource
Fredric Henric af Chapman (September 9, 1721 in Gothenburg - August 19, 1808) was a Swedish naval ship architect, promoted to vice admiral in 1791, manager of the shipyard at Karlskrona between 1782-1793. Fredric Henric af Chapman might be the greatest naval architect of the eighteenth century. At the age of 10, he already designed his first ship. At the age of 15, Chapman moved to Stockholm ... 		  
  







  




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