Project Gutenberg 2023-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 335 Ashton, John 1834 1911 43040827 Old times : $b A picture of social life at the end of the eighteenth century Old times : A picture of social life at the end of the 18th century $aUnited States :$bScribner & Welford, $c1885. Chris Curnow, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Old Times: A Picture of Social Life at the End of the Eighteenth Century" by John Ashton is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work captures the nuances of social life during the late 1700s by examining the middle classes’ daily experiences and cultural happenings, as reflected in contemporary newspapers, journals, and satirical sketches. The collection serves as a testament to the lesser-known aspects of an era often dominated by tales of nobility and politics. The opening of this account sets the stage for a vivid exploration of life in Britain in 1788. Ashton describes the launch of the colony of New South Wales, the infamous trial of Warren Hastings, and various social events and discussions sparked by the King’s health problems during that year. He emphasizes the role of newspapers in documenting social life, presenting readers with a socio-political landscape where everyday amusements, appearances, and public sentiments intertwine with broader historical events. In doing so, Ashton provides a multifaceted portrait of life at the time, infused with both factual record and satirical commentary that engages readers in the cultural zeitgeist of the period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20140510090558ashton 1885 US Reading ease score: 64.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Great Britain -- Social life and customs DA Text Category: History - British Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 918903 2025-06-28T06:04:41.717268 text/html 909836 2023-05-16T01:19:00 text/html 4356124 2025-06-28T06:04:56.455714 application/epub+zip 3584911 2025-06-28T06:04:44.336238 application/epub+zip 413984 2025-06-28T06:04:43.015258 application/epub+zip 3835576 2025-06-28T06:05:04.007669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3751505 2025-06-28T06:04:54.851686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 769794 2025-06-28T06:04:39.468254 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 769573 2023-05-16T01:19:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17971 2025-06-28T06:05:04.168637 application/rdf+xml 8217 2025-06-28T06:04:43.210254 image/jpeg 1668 2025-06-28T06:04:43.113259 image/jpeg 284799 2023-05-16T01:19:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 4480038 2023-05-16T01:19:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 4548254 2025-06-28T06:04:42.018271 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog