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If Walls Could Talk: An intimate history of the home by Lucy Worsley (Paperback, 2012)
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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.
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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherFaber & Faber
ISBN-139780571259540
eBay Product ID (ePID)111780100
Product Key Features
Book TitleIf Walls Could Talk: an Intimate History of the Home
AuthorLucy Worsley
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory
Publication Year2012
TypeTextbook
GenreHistory
Number of Pages368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width126mm
Item Weight324g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorLucy Worsley
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 06 Apr, 2024
Fabulous, makes history so interesting.
Lucy Worsley really does make history interesting and this book is no exeption. Plenty of hidden gems and annecdotes and she talks about the real things that went on in, I would defintyely recommend.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 08 May, 2019
Fascinating Facts
Interesting. Everything that I have come to expect from this author.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Apr, 2025
Nice clean book so very happy thank you....
Nice clean book so very happy thank you.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Jul, 2020
Compelling author
Bought as birthday present but I know will be enjoyedVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 12 Oct, 2019
Good book, well written. Good service.
This was a gift. Recipient delighted.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Jun, 2020
Very entertaining
Very well written and funny, Lucy Worsley is a fantastic story teller.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 01 Feb, 2023
Interesting
Good readVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 08 Sep, 2021
If Walls Could Talk
Easy to dip in and out of kind of book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 Apr, 2023
Great read
FascinatingVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Jul, 2019
Book purchase
Quick purchase and hassle free, thank youVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
