Again, it was an interesting read, other than the gratuitous sex.
Also, it lost some credibility in that it wholly failed to mention that war, including the War of 1812 had been raging to and fro across Europe for the same decade. That had more than a little to do with the hunger, loss of crops, starvation and other disruptions in the daily life of Europeans, peasants and burghers alike.
Whaaa? I never said any of that. Wrong thread of wrong party, seems like.