However, the British both before and after 1826 also used the stone (fourteen pounds) as a unit of weight.

Beh, avrei voluto saperlo prima di leggere "Bridget Jones" (Nota Eroina Ottocentesca), per risparmiarmi i conti con il peso e ricavarmi da sola il valore di una 'pietra'.
Niente di nuovo: francamente grazie a internet e a dei buoni dizionari (e anche al buonsenso) non avevo bisogno di Daniel Pool per sapere che the Twelfth Night era la dodicesima notte dopo Natale, ovvero la vigilia dell'Epifania (dopo tutto esiste anche una certa commedia di un tale William Shakespeare), o che Michaelmas era il 29 Settembre (peraltro nei paesi cattolici il 29 Settembre è il giorno di San Michele, ma va'!?)
Comunque la lettura è scorrevole, e anche se molte cose le avevamo capite da soli, è comunque interessante ritrovarle tutte riunite in un unico volume, che potremo poi consultare in seguito durante la lettura dei classici della letteratura ottocentesca (a questo proposito, molto utile il 'glossario', anche se è senz'altro incompleto: il libro è indirizzato a un target di lettore medio, non agli studiosi che, logicamente conoscono il periodo ad un livello molto più approfondito).

This book was ok for me. Very informative and was an easy read for non-fiction. I think I would have liked it more if I have read more Austin, Dickens, Brontee, etc. I did like that there were actual examples from the different books.

All kinds of fascinating history and facts about life in 19th century. I loved having so many facets of daily life explained. It makes reading Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and other period authors more understandable. From manners to food to money, a lot of subjects are covered in an interesting way for classic novel fans.

This is an amazing resource for anyone who enjoys 19th century English literature. I made a mistake by sitting down and trying to read it cover to cover (well... the first section, at least - not the wonderful glossary). There is so much information packed in this book that reading it straight through is a bit overwhelming, and no good for retention. What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew is best kept close by on the coffee table, ready to be called into service any time Dickens, Austen, Eliot, Hardy or others mention something unfamiliar to the 21st century reader. Whether it's determining the difference between a cabriolet and a curricle, figuring out what's in all those puddings, or learning what a hogshead is, Pool has the answers.

Very helpful for reading Austen, Dickens, Hardy, etc....I feel it could have been organized better. Sometimes the information was redundant, but overall it was very helpful in enlightening some of those phrases you read and don't get.

Funny and charming. A great reference.

I'll be reading this book for a long time. It's really a lot of fun. I always have so many cultural questions about 19th century England traditions. Whether you're reading Austen, Dickens, Hardy . . . you name it, this is a fun resource to explain the English during the 1800's.

I found a whole lot of errors in this book when it first came out. It appeared to have been slapped together using a scanty set of secondary sources, and thus was untrustworthy, despite the entertaining tone. I have no idea if subsequent editions improved.

Gives a very detailed look at life during the Regency Period in England. Good resource book.

I learned so much about nineteenth-century England from this book! There were many facts that gave me a new understanding of something I read previously in a classic novel, and other facts that were fascinating and helped to give me a better understanding of the settings of the classics. There are short sections on a wide variety of topics concerning life during that time-period, referencing passages from classic literture as examples. The last third of the book is a large glossary of terms and their definitions. I recommend this as a great reference book for readers of classic literature! I have a copy to keep on-hand for when I read the classics in the future!

This book is such a helpful guide for lovers of the 18th-19th century. I consider myself a Jane Austen aficionado, and there were several things that made so much more sense after reading this book.

More of a reference book. Good writing and subject matter. It was fun to see so many books linked together.