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A Handbook for Visitors to 1789-1830. Dr Mortimer's celebrated Time Traveler's Guides turn to the Regency period. He takes us there, as history to be lived and experienced, as he e xplores what people ate, wore, drank, read about, shopped. What did people in Regency Britain fear, enjoy, believe in? In a time of rapid social, economic, and political change, there were many contradictions, and over all, a sense of freedom of ideas and lifestyles. Illustrated with gorgeous color plates. Endnotes and index. Pegasus Books. Ltd. 2023. Paper. NEW. $17.00 Show more