Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Preface xi
5. Part I The Georgians Debating an Age of Change
6. 1 Introducing the Georgians 1
7. 2 Locating the Georgians at Home and Abroad 20
8. 3 Georgian Voices of Gloom 41
9. 4 Georgian Voices of Optimism 56
10. Part II The Georgians Experiencing Change in Daily Life
11. 5 Sharing Family Lives between Private and Public Worlds 71
12. 6 Exploring Sexualities 94
13. 7 Gaining Literacy and Numeracy 114
14. 8 Redefining Religion and Irreligion 133
15. Part III The Georgians Ruling and Resisting
16. 9 Negotiating Political Power ‘Indoors’ 155
17. 10 Participating in Public Life ‘Out of Doors’ 178
18. 11 Seeking Social Solutions at Home 200
19. 12 Encountering the World and Its People 221
20. Part IV The Georgians in Social Ferment
21. 13 Aristocrats, Plutocrats and Cross-Class Gentlemen 243
22. 14 Middlocrats 266
23. 15 The Advent of the Workers 287
24. 16 The Allure of Celebrities and Meritocrats 308
25. Part V The Georgians Viewed Long
26. 17 Georgians in an Age of Experimentation 331
27. 18 Georgians in an Age of Urbanisation 351
28. 19 Georgian Deeds and Misdeeds 370
29. Calendar of Georgian Commemorations 389
30. Endnotes 392
31. Select Bibliography 451
32. Index 452