Excerpt from The Dawn of the Xixth Century in England: A Social Sketch of the TimesCommerce was but just developing, being hampered by a long and cruel war, which, however, was borne with exemplary patience and fortitude by the nation - England, although mistress Of the seas, having to hold her Own against all Europe in arms. The Manners, Dress, and Food, were all so different to those Of our day, that to read Of them, especially when the description is taken from undoubtedly contemporary sources, is not only amusing, but instructive.The Newspapers of the day are veritable mines of information and, although the work of minutely perusing them is somewhat laborious and irksome, the information exhumed well repays the search. Rich sources, too, to furnish illustrations, are open, and I have availed myself largely Of the privilege, and I have endeavoured, as far as in my power lay, to give a faithful record Of the Dawn Of the Nineteenth Century in England, taken absolutely from original, and authentic, sources.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.