10: Penelope Corfield's The Georgians

How different was the eighteenth century to our own? Why are the Georgians famed for their libertinism? Was Georgian Britain a crucible of meritocracy? Francesca Peacock speaks to Penelope Corfield about her new book The Georgians: The Deeds and Misdeeds of 18th-Century Britain. 

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On The Critic Books podcast, Deputy Online Editor Francesca Peacock interviews authors about their recent publications, including novels, memoirs, poetry, and non fiction. -- Music: "Modern Jazz Samba" Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ See https://acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.