The volatile era that gave rise to Jane Austen and Lord Byron

In “The Regency Years” Robert Morrison showcases that relatively brief period — less than a decade — as an age of “remarkable diversity, upheaval, and elegance,” during which, in the words of his subtitle, “Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern.” [A new look at Gatsby — as an Oxford man]
In other sections of “The Regency Years” Morrison probes the era’s passion for gambling, horse-racing, boxing and opium (his previous book was an excellent biography of Thomas De Quincey). THE REGENCY YEARS
During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern
By Robert Morrison
Norton.

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