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Resilient and hardworking, with few social pretensions, the Hardy family of farmers and brewers is described in detail.
We meet a series of independent middle-class women, who kept their finances and property separate from their husbands' and surmounted a host of challenges and troubles.
Training children in prudence and time-awareness from a very young age helped secure the family from business failure, a fate befalling many in their circle. A talented young son becomes lord of the manor and creator of a beautiful estate still admired today.
Hundreds of illustrations, in black and white and full colour, accompany the text. Meticulous sidenotes elaborate on sources; extensive indexes serve as research aids. Part of a four-volume set, this book nonetheless stands on its own.
Contents
Prologue. 1: The setting. 2: The diarists. 3: The shaping time. 4: Marriage ventures. 5: Nurturing children. 6: Pupils. 7: The comfortable house. 8: Maidservant turnover. 9: The garden. 10: Pleasure grounds. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.
