xv, 293 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Cambridge Library Collection.
Reprint. Originally published: Cambridge, [Eng.] : University Press, 1956.
1. England and the English; 2. The countryside; 3. Superstition; 4. Education; 5. London; 6. Books and authors; 7. The theatre; 8. The court; 9. House and home; 10. Rogues and vagabonds; 11. The sea; 12. Conclusion; Glossary and notes; Index.
England -- Social life and customs.
English prose literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700.