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Loading... If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Homeby Lucy Worsley
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I really enjoyed this light history of the home and how it has evolved over the centuries. It was engaging without getting too bogged down in lots of detail. Full of interesting anecdotes that you’ll remember. ( ) no reviews | add a review
"Why did the flushing toilet take two centuries to catch on? Why did Samuel Pepys never give his mistresses an orgasm? Why did medieval people sleep sitting up? When were the two "dirty centuries"? Why did gas lighting cause Victorian ladies to faint? Why, for centuries, did people fear fruit? All these questions will be answered in this juicy, smelly, and truly intimate history of home life. Lucy Worsley takes us through the bedroom, bathroom, living room, and kitchen, covering the architectural history of each room, but concentrating on what people actually did in bed, in the bath, at the table, and at the stove. From sauce-stirring to breast-feeding, teeth-cleaning to masturbation, getting dressed to getting married, this book will make you see your home with new eyes."--Publisher. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)306.850942Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Culture and Institutions Marriage and Parenting Family Biography And History Europe England & WalesLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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