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Economist History Book of the Year
“Elegant, entertaining and frequently surprising.” —Miranda Seymour,
New York Times Book ReviewTrade Review"Given such plenty, what more could one ask from a work of cultural history?" -- Michael Dirda - Washington Post
"A lively account of a turning point in British history.… Robert Morrison creates an indelible impression of the Regency." -- Clare Brant - Times Higher Education (UK)
"Superb.… The Regency period lasted for less than a decade but, as Mr. Morrison argues, ‘its many legacies are still all around us.’ It was also, as this book amply proves, marvellously entertaining." -- Economist
"[A] zippy and vivid portrait." -- Henry Hitchings - Sunday Times (UK)
"The Prince Regent… ruled over a period of extraordinary creativity and it is that progressive cultural legacy that Mr. Morrison commends to contemporary Britain and the rest of the world." -- Ruth Scurr - Wall Street Journal
"Robert Morrison is my ideal of what a scholar should be—lively and interesting, he makes the past relevant to today." -- David Morrell, author of the Thomas and Emily De Quincey trilogy
"This engaging history transports readers to England." -- Tom Beer - Newsday
"A triumph of historical storytelling." -- Deidre Shauna Lynch, author of Loving Literature: A Cultural History
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The Regency Years reads like a romance novel of its period without the novel, but makes an entertaining nonfiction read with superior prose and dialogue." -- Robert S. Davis - New York Journal of Books
"Readers of this brilliant book will enjoy a rich experience, full of memorable surprises." -- Patricia Meyer Spacks, author of The Female Imagination
