Beauty and cosmetics in the time of Jane Austen

Abstract

"Author is a popular and well-respected name on the Austen enthusiast circuit. Contemporary fashion plates and illustrations throughout. Puts the social activities featured in Austen's books into wider historical and cultural context." -- Amazon

Contents

What Went Before and Other Excesses -- A Tax on Beauty or Attacks on Beauty -- Beauty in Hiding -- Fresh Beauty -- Beauty at Home -- The Dandy Barber -- Beauty in Nature -- Gothic Beauty in the Age of Romance