Library Research Guides: ENG 335: London in the 18th Century: Context & Overviews

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Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
Call Number: Clapp Ref B802 .E53 2003
The Encyclopedia focuses on the entire range of philosophic and social changes engendered by the Enlightenment.
An Oxford companion to the Romantic Age: British culture, 1776-1832 [e-book]
Chapters on broad topics such as Women, Empire, Policing, Law, Poverty, Class, Medicine, etc. Searchable.
The Oxford illustrated history of theatre
Call Number: Clapp Ref PN2111 .O93 1995
ISBN: 019212997X
Includes a full-length article on 18th-century theatre by Peter Holland and Michael Patterson
The Oxford companion to the garden
Call Number: Clapp Ref q SB450.95 .O94 2006
Includes information on Pleasure Gardens, including Vauxhall.