What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew

What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew by Daniel Pool is a delightful and indispensable guide to the daily life of 19th-century England. From fox hunting and pub crawls to calling cards and corsets, Pool unpacks the social codes, household routines, and cultural curiosities that shaped the world of Austen’s heroines and Dickens’s orphans.

Whether you're a literature lover, historical fiction writer, or period drama enthusiast, this book offers vivid insights into the customs and contradictions of Victorian society. With wit and clarity, Pool answers questions you didn’t know you had—like how servants were paid, what a governess actually did, and why etiquette mattered so much. A must-have for anyone who wants to step into the drawing rooms, workhouses, and country estates of England’s past.