Eighteenth-century Britain is often understood as a time of commercial success, economic growth, and improving living standards.
Tawny Paul examines the.
The Poverty of Disaster tells their stories, focusing on the experiences of the middle classes who enjoyed opportunities for success on one hand, but who also faced the prospect of downward social mobility.
Yet during this period, tens of thousands of men and women were imprisoned for failing to pay their debts.
Eighteenth-century Britain is often understood as a time of commercial success, economic growth, and improving living standards