What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew by Daniel Pool

The second part of the title tells us exactly what this book is about...many of the things people knew during life in 19th century England. As such, this book is a perfect companion for all of us that love novels set in the 1800's... whether classics actually written back then or ones done by contemporary authors. Pool clearly did his research and explores such topics as titles, hunting, transportation, the government, and a couple of my favorites: the ball and dancing. There's even a decent sized glossary with several terms seen in 19th century literature. I highly recommend this one for fans of novels of the period and especially those who may be new to reading 19th century novels or may have to read a classic for school and has no idea what some of the things mentioned in the book are or mean. I also recommend it for lovers of either history in general or British history. I give it 3 1/2 out of 5 stars.