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Plenty and Want : A Social History of Food in England from 1815 to the Present Day - Proffessor John Burnett

Plenty and Want

A Social History of Food in England from 1815 to the Present Day

By: Proffessor John Burnett, John Burnett

Hardcover | 21 April 2016 | Edition Number 3

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What did Queen Victoria have for dinner? And how did this compare with the meals of the poor in the nineteenth century? This classic account of English food habits since the industrial revolution answers these questions and more.
Industry Reviews

`Gives a most moving and absorbing picture of the standards of living of Disraeli's two nations, the rich and the poor.' - The Observer

`As a sharp mixture of pleasure and horror Dr Burnett's book takes some beating.' - The Guardian

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