The best book I know of on that transition is E. W. Bovill's English Country Life, 1780-1830. http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=bovill&kn=countr

The best book I know of on that transition is E. W. Bovill's English Country Life, 1780-1830. http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=bovill&kn=country+life+1780 http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=bovill&... Incidentally, his Golden Trade of the Moors is one of the best history books I've ever read.