| The Making of the English Middle Class |
| PREFACE |
| 3 |  | ONE— METROPOLITAN ECONOMY AND SOCIETY |
| • | 1— The Middle Station |
| 3 | | 2— The Metropolitan Economy |
| • | i— Manufacturing |
| • | ii— Commerce |
| 3 | • | iii— Catering and Entertainment |
| • | iv— Professions and Arts |
| • | v— Other Services |
| TWO— BUSINESS LIFE |
| 3— Apprenticeship |
| • | i— The Origins of London Apprentices |
| • | ii— Finding a Master |
| • | iii— The Learning Process |
| • | iv— The Life of the Apprentice |
| 4— Business |
| • | i— Starting a Business |
| • | ii— Cash Flow |
| • | iii— Debt Collection |
| • | iv— Business Strategies |
| • | v— Profit and Accumulation |
| 5— Investment |
| • | i— Personal Estate |
| • | ii— Real Estate |
| 6— Women and Business |
| • | i— The Legal Status of Women |
| • | ii— Women as Helpmeets |
| • | iii— The Independent Businesswoman |
| 56 | | THREE— FAMILY AND SOCIAL LIFE |
| 7— Marriage |
| • | i— The Marriage Ceremony |
| • | ii— Age at Marriage |
| • | iii— Choice of Partners |
| • | iv— Courtship and Contract |
| • | v— Relations between the Sexes |
| 45 | | 8— The Household |
| • | i— The Middle-Class House |
| • | ii— The Structure of the Household |
| 45 | • | iii— Relations with Servants |
| • | iv— Bringing up Children |
| 1 | | 9— Civic Life |
| 1 | • | i— Neighbourhood and Parish |
| • | ii— Livery Companies |
| • | iii— Tory and Whig |
| 9 | | 10— Expenditure and Consumption |
| • | i— Disposal of Income |
| 4 | • | ii— Diet |
| 2 | • | iii— Dress |
| 3 | • | iv— Domestic Comfort |
| 1 | | 11— Sickness and Death |
| • | i— Disease and Mortality |
| 1 | • | ii— Funerals and the Transmission of Wealth |
| CONCLUSION |
| • | 12— The London Middle Class |
| 36 | | Notes |
| • | 1— The Middle Station |
| 5 | • | 2— The Metropolitan Economy |
| • | 3— Apprenticeship |
| • | 4— Business |
| • | 5— Investment |
| • | 6— Women and Business |
| • | 7— Marriage |
| 14 | • | 8— The Household |
| 2 | • | 9— Civic Life |
| 10 | • | 10— Expenditure and Consumption |
| 5 | • | 11— Sickness and Death |
| • | 12— The London Middle Class |
| NOTES |
| • | Abbreviations |
| APPENDIX A— THE SAMPLE |
| • | List of Sample |
| APPENDIX B— REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS OF SAMPLE |
| APPENDIX C— CREDIT PATTERNS FROM BANKRUPTCY RECORDS |
| • | London and the Provinces |
| 3 | | BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| • | Manuscript Sources |
| 3 | • | Bibliography |
| 1 | PLATE SECTION |
| 1 | | INDEX |
| • | A |
| • | B |
| • | C |
| • | D |
| • | E |
| • | F |
| • | G |
| • | H |
| • | I |
| • | J |
| • | K |
| • | L |
| • | M |
| • | N |
| • | O |
| 1 | • | P |
| • | R |
| • | S |
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| • | W |
| • | Y |
