Silver Fork Society

Fashionable Life and Literature from 1814 to 1840

Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book Silver Fork Society by Alison Adburgham, Faber & Faber
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Alison Adburgham ISBN: 9780571295913
Publisher: Faber & Faber Publication: June 19, 2012
Imprint: Faber & Faber Language: English
Author: Alison Adburgham
ISBN: 9780571295913
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication: June 19, 2012
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Language: English

During the years when George IV ruled the United Kingdom, first as Prince Regent then as King, his extravagant tastes served to characterize the times - the Regency period being identified strongly with new trends in British architecture, fashion and culture. The literary expression of this era was the genre of so-called 'silver fork' novels set in fashionable London society. Initially devoured as authentic insights into the rarefied world of the best social circles, these novels were thus serving as etiquette primers for growing numbers of nouveaux riches.

The detail and d�cor of the novels gives them an enduring socio-historical interest, hence the value of Alison Adburgham's study, first published in 1983, which offers astute readings of such 'silver fork' specialists as Disraeli, Bulwer-Lytton, and Catherine Gore. With an assured eye for the social context of these works, Adburgham explores the class tensions and complex social interactions behind the high sheen of the silver fork.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

During the years when George IV ruled the United Kingdom, first as Prince Regent then as King, his extravagant tastes served to characterize the times - the Regency period being identified strongly with new trends in British architecture, fashion and culture. The literary expression of this era was the genre of so-called 'silver fork' novels set in fashionable London society. Initially devoured as authentic insights into the rarefied world of the best social circles, these novels were thus serving as etiquette primers for growing numbers of nouveaux riches.

The detail and d�cor of the novels gives them an enduring socio-historical interest, hence the value of Alison Adburgham's study, first published in 1983, which offers astute readings of such 'silver fork' specialists as Disraeli, Bulwer-Lytton, and Catherine Gore. With an assured eye for the social context of these works, Adburgham explores the class tensions and complex social interactions behind the high sheen of the silver fork.

More books from Faber & Faber

Cover of the book 1914: Poetry Remembers by Alison Adburgham
Cover of the book The Sewing Group by Alison Adburgham
Cover of the book Autobiography by Alison Adburgham
Cover of the book The Monstrous Child by Alison Adburgham
Cover of the book Alex, the Dog and the Unopenable Door by Alison Adburgham
Cover of the book Aneurin Bevan: A Biography by Alison Adburgham
Cover of the book Hippolytus by Alison Adburgham
Cover of the book The Gardeners of Salonika by Alison Adburgham
Cover of the book Atticus Claw On the Misty Moor by Alison Adburgham
Cover of the book The North Ship by Alison Adburgham
Cover of the book Lines Off by Alison Adburgham
Cover of the book As Near as I Can Get by Alison Adburgham
Cover of the book Alan Clarke by Alison Adburgham
Cover of the book The Double by Alison Adburgham
Cover of the book Us by Alison Adburgham
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy