A Sixpence at Whist: Gaming and the English Middle Classes, 1680-1830

Janet E. Mullin

Published by Boydell and Brewer 2015

A Sixpence at Whist: Gaming and the English Middle Classes, 1680-1830

Janet E. Mullin

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782045700

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Peering through the windows of private homes and Assembly Rooms alike, this book shines a new light on the middle classes during the long eighteenth century.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	x
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 Middling work and play Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
2 Family time Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
3 Hospitable homes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
4 Crowded stages Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
5 Morality issues Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
6 Risk and the middling sort Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
7 Miscreant sons and the middling sort Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Appendix: Card games played (or avoided) by the 177 middling sort Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223

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Language: English
Publisher: Boydell and Brewer
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 240
Illustrations
- Other: 8 b/w illus.
Keywords: Gaming; English Middle Classes; Leisure Activities; Card Games; Social History; Cultural Practices; Entertainment; Middle Class Lifestyle

eBook

Published: September 17, 2015
ISBN: 9781782045700