The Regency Revolution - Jane Austen, Napoleon, Lord Byron and the Making of the Modern World

Dr Robert Morrison was educated at the universities of Oxford and Edinburgh. At present he is British Academy global professor at Bath Spa University. He is the author of The English Opium-Eater: A Biography of Thomas De Quincey, which was shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography.

About the author

Dr Robert Morrison was educated at the universities of Oxford and Edinburgh. At present he is British Academy global professor at Bath Spa University. He is the author of The English Opium-Eater: A Biography of Thomas De Quincey, which was shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography.

Summary

The fascinating story of the Regency period in Britain - an immensely colourful and chaotic decade that marked the emergence of the modern world.

Foreword

The fascinating story of the Regency period in Britain - an immensely colourful and chaotic decade that marked the emergence of the modern world.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Morrison
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781786491237
• ISBN: 978-1-78649-123-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 240 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 765 g
• Illustrations: 2 x 8pp col. plates and integrated b&w images
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Europe, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Military / Napoleonic Wars, HISTORY / Women, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women and girls, 1714–1837 (Georgian period), Specific wars and campaigns, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850