Bibliograph

If walls could talk, an intimate history of the home, Lucy Worsley

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If walls could talk, an intimate history of the home, Lucy Worsley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

If walls could talk

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

738346517

Responsibility statement

Lucy Worsley

Sub title

an intimate history of the home

Summary

"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

Table Of Contents

Part One: An intimate history of the bedroom -- Part Two: An intimate history of the bathroom -- Part III: An intimate history of the living room -- Part Four: An intimate history of the kitchen

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Intimate history of the home

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