
Trades and Professions

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The Shipwright: Building the Fleet
Jane Austen visited the Southampton shipyard with her nephews to view the new 74 gun frigate. What did they see?
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The Type-Founder
In an age of literacy, the type-founder held one of the most important jobs in publishing.
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The Mail Guard
A look at the Regency Postal System and the men who kept it running.
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The Life of a Seamstress
What kind of hours went into creating fabulous Regency gowns?
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Captain Benwick
The Carpenter
From "The Book of Trades, or Library of Useful Arts" published by Jacob Johnson, in 1807.
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