Beau Monde
Fashionable Society in Georgian London
Our rough guess is there are 88,000 words in this book.
At a pace averaging 250 words per minute, this book will take 5 hours and 52 minutes to read. With a half hour per day, this will take 12 days to read.
How long will it take you?
This book will take an estimated to read at a reading speed averaging words per minute. With 30 minutes per day, this will take to read.
Enter your reading speedYou can take one of our WPM reading speed tests to find your reading speed.
Create a free account to track your reading progress, build your reading list, and set reading goals.
We earn a commission on purchases
Word Count
88,000 words, Guess
Page Count
352 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL28503985M
- ISBN-139780199659005
- OCLC Control Number864520428
- OCLC Control Numberbeaumondefashion0000grei
- Library of Congress Control Number2013936233
Classifications
- LCCDA682
Description
"Caricatured for extravagance, vanity, glamorous celebrity and, all too often, embroiled in scandal and gossip, 18th-century London's fashionable society had a well-deserved reputation for frivolity. But to be fashionable in 1700s London meant more than simply being well dressed. Fashion denoted membership of a new type of society - the beau monde, a world where status was no longer determined by coronets and countryseats alone but by the more nebulous qualification of metropolitan 'fashion'. Conspicuous consumption and display were crucial; the right address, the right dinner guests, the right possessions, the right jewels, the right seat at the opera. The Beau Monde leads us on a tour of this exciting new world, from court and parliament to London's parks, pleasure grounds, and private homes." -- Publisher website.
Subjects
Other Editions
- Beau Monde: Fashionable Society in Georgian London
Reader Reviews
No reviews yet for this book.
Be the first to share your thoughts!