If walls could talk : an intimate history of the home
Title:
If walls could talk : an intimate history of the home
JLCTITLE245:
Lucy Worsley.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Walker, 2012.
Physical Description:
xv, 351 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9780802779953
General Note:
Originally published: London : Faber & Faber, 2011.
Abstract:
"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.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Geographic Term:
Variant Title:
Portion of title: Intimate history of the home
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.