Im writing a book in 1790 and i need to know the general costoms, as it were?

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Lemmie

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how would the theatre be treated
how is the slave trade at the time
how do people (teenage girls esspeacaily) treat their elders (ie. dads, men,)
common names
buskers (people who play the violin on the street ext)
and anything like that it would reeally help!
thanks
all due respect
L
sorry, really sorry i mean in Londen but i supose there is a chance it could be in France

sorry
 
One of the things that all historians and historical fiction writers say is that the formality of the late 18th and early 19th century turns modern readers off! John Jakes and Gore Vidal both claim a liberality to dialog due to the formality of the age.

Girls never called fathers "Daddy" nor brothers by any name save "Brother" as in "Brother Robert." Cuddles were given by nannies or maids, but never, ever by family members!

Buskers was another name for beggars and they were shooed away from businesses. They were never tolerated in middle-class neighborhoods.
 
Where is the book going to take place? France, England, United states, China, etc? Customs will be different depending upon the area.
 
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