Letter to my friend William, London 1760

Abstract

This work is an essay style letter that develops in the eighteenth century, in London, England, the United Kingdom capital, in a social historical context of the modern age, characteristic of major economic, social, and technological changes, and a capitalist boom. The objective is to design everyday situations of fictional characters that show the emerging bourgeoisie possessing great wealth, trade product. Also, visualize how through arranged marriages with aristocrats or noble reach the desired status, in an airtight society for anyone without his position by birth. On the other hand, England has a commercial or industrial exploitation of the coal market, new fuel needed in iron foundries, which remained at the top of world markets. Finally, life in the camp was of progress, but this progress was slower compared to the cities, where technological changes and other agriculture methods led to the development in these areas of England.