From the closing thoughts: > And yet I cannot help but wonder what we have given up in exchange for our current world. Of course, in the 18th century you woul

From the closing thoughts: > And yet I cannot help but wonder what we have given up in exchange for our current world. Of course, in the 18th century you wouldn't be an Oxford educated parson with the living of a parsonage and and a niece for a housekeeper and maids ands other servants - you'd be a servant yourself. If you're lucky.