"Brander penetrates the myth of the Georgian gentleman to show us in graphic detail the clothes he wore, his education and travels, hunting, shooting, gaming, wagering, clubbing, duelling, entertainment, servants, wenching, his diet and sanitary habits, the pretence, the financial scrambling, the ailments which only the fit and hearty could survive. Mr. Brander's book is a vibrating picture of a colourful part in England's history"--