The Decline of Life: Old Age in Eighteenth-Century England

by Susannah R. Ottaway

Book Overview

Susannah Ottaway combines a comprehensive survey of existing literature on the history of ageing with original interpretation and analysis of available data. Using a wide variety of sources (literature, correspondence, poor house and workhouse documents and diaries), Ottaway's account of the experiences of the aged reveals attitudes in eighteenth-century England that shed light on contemporary aging issues by historical comparison.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521037921
• ISBN13: 9780521037921
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"