I just picked a copy of that book up yesterday. I've heard mixed reviews of its accuracy, but I'm using it as a sort of rough guide. At the very least, it gives me better search terms. (e.g. "Coverture" is a much more specific search term than "married women's legal rights during regency".)
Re: What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew
Date: 2009-06-24 02:25 pm (UTC)