In the early eighteenth century, the household accountant was traditionally female. However, just as women were seen as financial accountants, they were also de

Using private diary writing as her model, Catherine Delafield investigates the cultural significance of nineteenth-century women's writing and reading practices

In the early eighteenth century, the household accountant was traditionally female. However, just as women were seen as financial accountants, they were also de

From Nobel Prize–winning economist and New York Times bestselling author Robert Shiller, a groundbreaking account of how stories help drive economic events—

Uncovers sources from the parish pauper to the gentlewoman to consider relationships with clothing across the social hierarchy in the long eighteenth century.De