England

Johann Wilhelm von Archenholtz (1743–1812), author and publisher, led an exuberant, complex, and fruitful life. Retired from the Prussian Army with the rank of captain before the age of 20, he spent the next 17 years traveling through Europe before settling into a life of book writing and journalism in northern Germany. Author of many books of history and current affairs, and publisher of the journal Minerva, Archenholtz is most famous now for his history of the Seven Years’ War. But in his day he was known best for England und Italien, of which this is the first English translation of the expanded edition of England.Lois E. Bueler, editor and translator, is Professor Emerita at California State University, Chico. She taught composition, literature, and descriptive grammar in Taiwan and at Louisiana State University, Winona State University, and California State University Chico for 35 years.

• PrefaceIntroductionTechnical IntroductionBibliographyArchenholtz’s Title Page1787 IllustrationsDedication to WielandForward to the 1st EditionForward to the 2nd EditionChapter 1, Mindset of the EnglishChapter 2, Character and General KnowledgeChapter 3, Prosperity of Great BritainChapter 4, LondonChapter 5, Religious ConditionsChapter 6, Public SpiritChapter 7, Commercial ActivityChapter 8, The Legal SystemChapter 8, Supplement Concerning the British Legal System, Written March 1787Chapter 9, Laws and CustomsChapter 10, Policing Institutions and Portraits of MoralsChapter 11, Lifestyle of the EnglishChapter 12, Peculiarities of the EnglishChapter 13, Pastimes of the EnglishChapter 14, The State of Learning in EnglandChapter 15, England’s Current ConditionBiographical Footnotes

[The author achieves] her goal to provide a clear and complete text. . . .Bueler’s work is valuable. For someone wishing to become familiar with British social, political, religious, literary, and moral customs in the second half of the 18th century, it provides an easy and informative read, mixing practical information with political and literary analysis.