tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post4600090271833234470..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Efforts to Tame the Unmannerly PoorDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-61898377153954688592013-06-06T05:11:25.625-07:002013-06-06T05:11:25.625-07:00"The indulgent upper classes believed that ev..."The indulgent upper classes believed that everyone should know and remain in their proper place. The poor would stay poor, but should work hard and behave themselves. If work was difficult to find, and people starved, they should never swear about it and still attend church every Sunday, or they’d end up in gaol."<br /><br />Wow...scary, isn't it? Peppermint Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02839146118641977559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-18030170558758310412013-06-06T00:31:56.327-07:002013-06-06T00:31:56.327-07:00the more things change the more they remain the sa...the more things change the more they remain the same, Clergy man Josiah Tucker could give the opening prayer for today's American GOP. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02718129614173182535noreply@blogger.com