Crime, Justice, and Discretion in England 1740-1820. By Peter King (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000 H.c., 2003 Pb. xiii plus 383 pages. $95 H.c. and $35 Pb) and Gentrification and the Enterprise Culture: Britain 1780-1980. By F. M. L. Thompson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001 H.c. and 2003 Pb. ix plus 200 pages. $45 H.c; $24.95 Pb)