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An amazingly-told tale of an 18th Century family.......2000-06-05
Have you ever wanted to read a book where the author decides to "rip out" one of the chapters, or leaves a blank page for you to 'draw' one of the characters? Would you enjoy an 18th-Century story which takes many chapters before the hero is born? The tale is touchingly told. The characters are real, and constantly fascinating. It's not their fault that their story is frequently interrupted by outlandish "digressions" on the part of an author so creative that his modern descendants are considered to be Joyce and Beckett as well as many others. Would you enjoy a chapter about Chapters? About buttonholes? About whether parents and their children are kin to each other? A chapter on curses? Laurence Sterne has so much trouble getting Walter and Toby Shandy downstairs that he calls in the "critics" to do it. Advice on reading such an unusual, even unique book: read the first several chapters, then stop and reread them. Continue that process and soon the book will feel quite familiar, and that's when the fun starts! Walter loves arguments about anything. Uncle Toby enjoys building military models. Tristram is quite busy just trying to get born and baptized with the correct name. His mother Elizabeth argues with her husband Walter about midwives and their methods. (Their wedding contract is here for you to peruse...it causes some problems itself.) This volume "3" consists of the Notes on the text (which is found in volumes "1" and "2".) Amazon also lists several less expensive paperback editions of the novel, the preferred one being the Oxford World Classics Edition.
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Comprehensive study of late-18th-century clothing worn by settlers and Abenaki Indians of New England. Full descriptions and line drawings with complete instructions for duplicating a wide range of garments: shifts, petticoats, gowns, breeches, waistcoats, headgear, more. Four bibliographies. List of resources. 54 black-and-white illustrations.
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Everyday dress.......2007-07-22
This book was not what I expected. it had basic drawings of a few garments from colonial america and showed some native american garments. I wish it had more in it. It was very short and I expected it to have more pictures of the clothing in it.
Great for beginners!.......2001-07-11
This is a great book for those looking to get basic knowledge of late 18th century clothing. It has clear illustrations of the everyday garments worn by men, women, and children. It shows layer by layer the many garments being used at this time. I have seen other "beginner" costume books leave the reader baffled as to how and when a garment was used; that isn't a problem with this book. One thing to remember is that fashion was in transition at this point in history so the patterns are really only good if you are trying to reproduce dress specific to that time frame. I have been studying this field for over ten years so this book was not of much use to me, but I would definately recommend it as a good foundation for a beginner.
Help the way I like it.......2001-06-25
I ordered this book a few weeks ago. I have been looking for books to help make costumes to take my grandchildren to reenactments, which has stimulated their intrest in history. This book is the most balanced book I have seen-in that it tells you what you want to know, why it was what it was, and it is easy to read and understand. It covers men and women's clothing, with illustrations and graft patterns, along with fabrics and sewing techniques. I find this book delightful with information put in a fun and usable way. There are not enough book's that I have found on everyday dress, so this is a great and much needed addition.
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In this abundantly illustrated volume, Bernard Herman provides a history of urban dwellings and the people who built and lived in them in early America. In the eighteenth century, cities were constant objects of idealization, often viewed as the outward manifestations of an organized, civil society. As the physical objects that composed the largest portion of urban settings, town houses contained and signified different aspects of city life, argues Herman.
Taking a material culture approach, Herman examines urban domestic buildings from Charleston, South Carolina, to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, as well as those in English cities and towns, to better understand why people built the houses they did and how their homes informed everyday city life. Working with buildings and documentary sources as diverse as court cases and recipes, Herman interprets town houses as lived experience. Chapters consider an array of domestic spaces, including the merchant family's house, the servant's quarter, and the widow's dower. Herman demonstrates that city houses served as sites of power as well as complex and often conflicted artifacts mapping the everyday negotiations of social identity and the display of sociability.
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Sarah Stone: Natural Curiosities from the New Worlds (Art of Nature)
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Put on Thy Beautiful Garments
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On the Road North of Boston: New Hampshire Taverns and Turnpikes, 1700-1900
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Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
ASIN: 1584653213 |
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First published in 1988 by the New Hampshire Historical Society, and long since sought after, On the Road North of Boston is back in print. This richly illustrated, entertaining book is an invaluable resource for New Hampshire residents and students of the state's history alike. Nine extensively researched and meticulously prepared chapters depict historic taverns and tavern society of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century New England. Donna-Belle and James Garvin vividly reconstruct the physical landscape: the taverns themselves, the network of roads, travel conditions, traffic and commerce. They immerse the reader in the contemporary tavern atmosphere: encounters with fellow travelers, food, drink, entertainment, and hospitality in its earliest incarnations "on the road north of Boston."
On the Road North of Boston contains rare and wonderful black-and-white illustrations of authentic tavern signs and furnishings, broadsides advertising tavern entertainments, early photographs and drawings of tavern buildings, road signs, vehicles, and bridges, portraits of tavern keepers, stage drivers, and itinerant performers. This book offers modern New England residents and travelers rich chronicles and visions of an age long past.
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Excellent immersion into history.......2004-02-13
I found this book to be an excellent account of travel and history in 18th and 19th century New Hampshire and a great record of travel and life during that period. Well written and informative. A must read for anyone studying that era. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to get a sense of American life during this time period.
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The first Jane Austen sequel ever written!
Originally published in 1914, this charming and original sequel to the novels of Jane Austen intertwines the lives of the most beloved characters from all six Austen novels with new characters of the author's devising. Inventive matchmaking leads numerous pairs of lovers through the inevitable (and entertaining) difficulties they must encounter before they are united in the end.
Old Friends and New Fancies is a gratifying read for any Jane Austen enthusiast.
"This is the ultimate Jane Austen sequel.OVirtually all the characters left standing at the end of the novels-most particularly the unmarried ones-must all meet upO Broken engagements will follow, a few false trails and threatened unacceptable matches must be endured before the Forces of Good prevail." -Charles Wenz, Life Member of the Jane Austen Society
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Nice, Easy Read.......2007-09-11
If you are a Jane Austen fan, then you will cherish the innocense of this book. It is a little obvious that the author, Sybil Brinton did not have the research capabilities that we have now, but being that it was written in the early 1900's it is exceptionally done. Brinton captures Elizabeth and her good sense and judgement. Mr. Darcy is precisely the same. Brinton creates various stories about some of our beloved characters from Pride and Prejudice. Yes, it is predictable, but we love hearing the stories of love and romance. Kitty Bennett is portrayed as a very pretty and lively young woman who is a bit flighty, dreamy and flirtatious. Georgiana though is portrayed as beautiful, unlike the original Pride and Prejudice description of her. However, she also is a bit older, two years, and still the quiet and shy girl we all want to protect. Elizabeth and Pemberly are still her safe haven. I also loved the story line of Colonal Fitzwilliam. Each story is very well done and complete, and flows wonderfully throughout the book. Each of these characters encounter new and old friends and we get to share in their romantic experiences. There is some vain repitition almost to a point of aggrivation, but it stops fairly quick. I LOVED how Brinton included characters from Austen's other books. Mr. Knightly was given a different personality, but Emma was the same! Characters from Mansfield Park, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, and Northanger Abbey were so marvelously mixed in to the stories as well. What a concept!! You do not need to be familiar with any of the books to be able to enjoy this one, but if you are, you'll be even more pleased. My four stars, instead of five, is for the repetitious parts. Other than that, this is a fun book. I would recommend it to anyone, even young teens.
Close But No Cigar - 3-1/2*.......2007-08-17
As a Jane Austen fan with "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility" being among my very favorites; I was truly looking forward to reading this imaginary sequel to a favorite author. The other Austen volumes, such as Emma and Mansfield Park were okay, but for me none would ever compare to P&P and S&S. Attempting to bring together the many beloved characters of all of Ms. Austen's six novels, Ms. Brinton did manage to accomplish this in an impressive novel. While this sequel was written and released in 1912, the author was able to keep the quality and tone of Austen's style, but what I feared it lacked was the gaiety, as well as the witty dialogs that graced Austen's pages.
Naturally, with P&P as one of the books I never wanted to see end, I was eager to discover how Lizzy and Darcy got on, as well as her sister Jane and Mr. Bingley. Alas, I was somewhat disappointed as the author managed to insert Mr. and Mrs. Darcy and their acquaintances throughout the book, but glossed over the fact that the Darcy's had two children in which I don't recall even hearing the children's names, but mostly that I feared Darcy still seemed a bit pompous and not at all softened overly much by the spontaneity and joy of wife Elizabeth's personality.
Their were numerous romances going on, that were threaded throughout the book featuring Darcy's cousin Fitzwilliam; Darcy's sister Georgiana; Elizabeth's sister Kitty; William Price, Mary Crawford from Mansfield Park; and the Reverend Mr. Morland whom the Darcy's met in Bath. Only you will have to read this book to find out which ones gets matched up together, as I'll never tell.
However, along with the above, there were a plethora of acquaintances and friends that were mentioned from virtually all of the Austen books. Mrs. Knightly (Emma) was still trying to play matchmaker and through her misbegotten efforts, managed to mess up one couples romance; the Collins' from P&P right along with the indomitable Lady Catherine De Bourgh who still played the Grande Dame to perfection. My one complaint is as this did focus on the Darcy's, the plot did become quite complicated with so many individual acquaintances zipping in and out throughout the book.
Bottom line is I did find enjoyment in this book. Would I recommend it? The answer is yes, although I must say that it is something that only a devoted Austen fan would enjoy, as others might find the pace too slow and not understand where all these characters had come from. On the other hand, those who had never read or heard of Austen (don't know how that could ever happen) might be pleasantly entertained.
Marilyn Rondeau, RIO - Reviewers International Organization, for [...]
Lovely New Fancies with Old Friends.......2007-07-30
I recently read Old Friends and New Fancies and was delighted with it. The author, Brinton, cleverly used characters from Jane Austen's six finished novels in her story, easily creating acquaintances, friendships, and even romances. Most of our old favorites are included and a good number of characters who remained unattached at the end of their novels play large roles. Brinton focused mainly on Colonel Fitzwilliam, Kitty Bennet, and Georgiana Darcy from Pride and Prejudice; Tom Bertram, Mary Crawford, and William Price from Mansfield Park; and James Morland from Northanger Abbey. Mr. and Mrs. Darcy, Mr. and Mrs. Bingley, Captain and Mrs. Wentworth, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ferrars, Mr. and Mrs. Knightley, and numerous other characters make large and small appearances. The setting is mainly Bath, Pemberley, and the Bingleys' estate. Who wouldn't want to go back to Pemberley?
I quite enjoyed reading Old Friends and New Fancies, not least because I was able to meet some of my favorite characters again and visit beloved places such as the Darcys' estate. In the past, I have been wary of reading Jane Austen sequels for fear that the author has taken liberties with the characters and made them behave as they would not. Rest assured, Brinton did no such thing. Her writing style is rather similar to Jane's and I was always delighted to read lines that sounded so like the great Jane's own. For instance, this exchange between Mr. and Mrs. Darcy seems right in line with what Jane might have written:
Mr. Darcy: ". . . we have got into shocking ways since my wife married into the family."
Mrs. Darcy: "On the contrary, I think I have educated you all admirably."
Or this exchange between the irasible Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Elizabeth Darcy:
Elizabeth: "We have all been enjoying your piece so much. It must be delightful to be able to play like that. My aunt is such a lover of music that she cannot hide her enthusiasm."
"And why should I hide it, may I ask?" demanded Lady Catherine. "My judgment has often been of great service to young amateurs, among whom you might include yourself, Elizabeth."
"Yes, I know," replied Elizabeth, good-humouredly . . ."
That is just how I imagine Elizabeth would get along with Lady Catherine, once Elizabeth had established herself as Mr. Darcy's wife and mistress of Pemberley, and made it clear to Lady Catherine that she would not be trifled with.
Old Friends and New Fancies is full of delightful little moments that remind the reader of Jane's beloved novels. It is amusing to try to figure out who will end up with whom!
I am glad to have read Old Friends and New Fancies and would recommend it to any Jane Austen fan.
Six Sequels for the Price of One.......2007-07-30
I loved the interplay between my favorite characters from Austen's six books. I have read many sequels and always found the supposition that Georgiana and Col. Fitzwilliam would end up together rather tedious. Much better that they both find their separate loves in this wonderful sequel. As usual, Darcy and Elizabeth, though figuring much less prominently, are delightful to visit once again.
Amusing, but won't satisfy those wanting a Lizzie/Darcy story.......2007-07-21
I found the writing and the book itself entertaining and amusing. Introducing characters from all the Austen novels was not all that irritating to me, since the back of the cover said that was the case! I have not read all of the novels either, so the lack of background was only a minor irritation to me. I'm not a big purist either, so inconsistencies in behavior were hardly noticed by me. The style of the writing seemed generally faithful, so I just sat back and enjoyed the read.
This is not going to satisfy you if you want a sequel about Lizzie and Mr. Darcy. It is a story mainly about Georgiana, Kitty Bennett, and Col. Fitzwilliam finding loves of their own. Their actions are mostly faithful to their characters in P&P, but sometimes the situations are a little over dramatic for my taste. Sometimes I felt like the story could have used a bit more fleshing out.
Overall, I enjoyed what I read. The snippets about Lizzie and Mr. Darcy were a little disappointing, especially when they mentioned their children and the Bingley children in passing. It was almost like they did not exist. Rather disappointing. But I was amused, so 4 stars.
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Congregational ministers in early New England worked hard to advance the cause of orthodox religion among the region's laypeople, but the people's willingness to voice differences with their ministers persisted. By the time of the Revolutionary War, New Englanders had established a strong tradition of independent-mindedness, shaped in part by the previous century's struggles over piety and religious practice.
In Pious Persuasions: Laity and Clergy in Eighteenth-Century New England, historian Erik R. Seeman explores both Congregational doctrine and laypeople's practices throughout the 1700s. Seeman looks at the piety of ordinary folk, including a Boston housewright; the interplay of magic and religious culture; the changing experience of women; and the persistence of revivalism. His findings supply a fresh perspective on the Great Awakening of the 1740s, which appears not as a historical turning point but rather as one of four major revivals that fostered communal piety. Seeman further examines how pastors and parishioners negotiated their increasingly contentious religious culture when participating in highly charged events: deathbed scenes, rituals of baptism and the Lord's Supper, and religious revivals.
Incorporating the widest ranging examination to date of contemporary lay sources -- letters, diaries, conversion narratives, and published poems and broadsides -- Pious Persuasions is a significant work for Early Americanists, social historians, and students of American religion.
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The Ordinary Were Extraordinary.......2000-06-07
Erik Seeman has mined deeply in the sources to produce an account of lay spirituality in early New England. The book should appeal to readers with these interests: early New England communities, the history of religion in America, or the fundaments of individual spirituality.
My favorite section of the book tells the story of John Barnard, the carpenter. Barnard, through his spiritual diaries, opens a world quite alien to many contemporary Americans, a world in which the spiritual struggle takes precedence over all other tasks in life. Barnard is an extraordinary ordinary person, an early American with a mission, for which he took responsibility, a man quite existential.
The author is quite careful not to speculate past the evidence, but it is provocative to think that Barnard, who died in 1732, was of an age to have been the grandparent of an American Revolutionary soldier. These soldiers sang, going into battle:
"Let tyrants shake their iron rod
And Slav'ry clank her galling chains;
We fear them not, we trust in God,
New England's God forever reigns.
Declaration of interest: the reviewer is the garndfather of the author's two beautiful daughters.
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- The Profane, the Civil, & the Godly
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The Profane, the Civil, & the Godly: The Reformation of Manners in Orthodox New England, 1679-1749
Richard P. Gildrie
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The Profane, the Civil, & the Godly.......2000-05-05
Gildrie argues that interactions between the profane (self-centered people indifferent to God and society), the civil (people who behaved in an orderly, decent manner due to self-seeking motives), and the godly (people who lived life to honor God and serve humanity) during the time period from the Reforming Synod of 1679 to the Great Awakening shaped New England's popular political and religious thought and led to a linking of freedom with religious and social order within Whig political theory.
As part of the Reformation of Manners that was taking place during this time, Puritan clergy attempted to eradicate English folk customs being practiced in New England. However, Puritan theology encouraged people to be independent thinkers, so the people took the parts of English folk tradition that were useful and discarded the rest. The clergy, recognizing the peoples' independence, influenced popular behavior by seeking a moderation of the folk traditions. For instance, realizing that they could not eliminate Christmas celebrations in New England, the clergy sought to tame them by discouraging the more rowdy elements of the celebrations. The clergy allowed popular beliefs about witchcraft to influence them during trials, while the popular beliefs of witchcraft were influenced by the clergy. Both the clergy and the people were influenced by each other.
While the crisis of the Dominion of New England eliminated church-run government, it brought Puritan clergy popular respect because many clergy refused to pay taxes to the Dominion arguing that the taxes had not been set by an elected assembly. By 1692, even Cotton Mather agreed that "spiritual sins" were not a matter of government. Both the clergy and the people believed that government's duty was to protect the individual's liberty and property. Puritan clergy incorporated Whig conceptions of liberty and linked freedom with religion and social order. This created the political and religious thought that led to the American Revolution.
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