Manners and Morals in the Age of Optimism, 1848-1914
by: Laver, James

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, turquoise cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, 272 pages, b&w illustrations. Bibliography. Index. The author considers the paradoxical period between the social and political revolutions of 1848 and the death of optimisn in 1914. Besides presenting a revealing and fascinating account of great social contrasts, the author introduces the reader into other aspects of life during this period, the relaxations and dissipations of both the rich and poor, from the showboat and the music hall to the lavish spectacles of the Nineties and the beginnings of jazz. Clean copy. No dust jacket.