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https://librivox.org/social-life-in-england-1750-1850-by-f-j-foakes-jackson/
In 1916, the Cambridge historian, F.J. Foakes-Jackson braved the wartime Atlantic to deliver the Lowell Lectures in Boston. In these wide-ranging and engaging talks, the author describes British life between 1750-1850. There are John Wesley's horseback peregrinations over thousands of miles of English countryside. Next, Foakes-Jackson introduces the mordant rural poet, George Crabbe, who began life as a surgeon apothecary and ended up as a parish rector who made house calls. He gives us a female convict, assorted Cambridge University dons, Regency fops and rakes, and Victorian slices of life from Dickens and Thackeray. In the last lecture we barrel over hedges and fences and through muddy lanes in headlong chase of the fox. (Pamela Nagami, M.D.)
- Text source (only read from this text!): https://archive.org/details/sociallifeinengl00foak/page/n5/mode/2up
- Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Biography & Autobiography; *Non-fiction/Family & Relationships; *Non-fiction/History /Early Modern; *Non-fiction/Business & Economics; *Non-fiction/Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Keywords that describe the book: 18th Century, Charles Dickens, Victorian Era, 19th century, Anthony Trollope, workhouse, social life, Lowell Lectures, George Crabbe, Margaret Catchpole, W.M. Thackeray, history of sport, New Poor Law, John Wesley
============================================ - The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
START of recording (Intro):- "Section [number] of Social Life in England 1750-1850. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - Say:
"Social Life in England 1750-1850, by F.J. Foakes-Jackson. [Chapter]"
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- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - Only if applicable, say:
"[Chapter title]"
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"End of [Chapter]" - If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of Social Life in England 1750-1850, by F.J. Foakes-Jackson. "
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