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The London Pleasure Gardens of the Eighteenth Century

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A stroll through one of the ornamental pleasure gardens of London was a popular form of aristocratic entertainment in the mid-eighteenth-century. Here, they could escape the squalor of the city streets to promenade around the ornamental lake and manicured walkways, watch masquerades, marvel at the Chinese Pavilion and firework displays and enjoy the fountains and street entertainers. The shadier corners, provided ‘the most convenient place for courtships of every kind’.
This book is eminently readable for lovers of historical romances.

Pages: 432

Format: Kindle Edition

The London Pleasure Gardens of the Eighteenth Century

2/5 ( ratings)

A stroll through one of the ornamental pleasure gardens of London was a popular form of aristocratic entertainment in the mid-eighteenth-century. Here, they could escape the squalor of the city streets to promenade around the ornamental lake and manicured walkways, watch masquerades, marvel at the Chinese Pavilion and firework displays and enjoy the fountains and street entertainers. The shadier corners, provided ‘the most convenient place for courtships of every kind’.
This book is eminently readable for lovers of historical romances.

Pages: 432

Format: Kindle Edition

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