The profligate son, or, A true story of family conflict, fashionable vice, and financial ruin in Regency England
Phillips, Nicola (Nicola Jane)2015
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In Regency England a profligate son was regarded as every parent's worst nightmare: he symbolised the dangerous temptations of a new consumer society and the failure of parents to instil moral, sexual, and financial self-control in their sons. This book tells the dramatic and moving story of one of those 'profligate sons': William Jackson, a charming teenage boy, whose embattled relationship with his father and frustrated attempts to keep up with his wealthy friends, resulted in personal and family tragedy.
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Collation:
352 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 22 cm
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Originally published: 2013.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199687541 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941.073092
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English
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BRN:
342910
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