Hardback has sold over 22,000 copies in the UK. In the bestselling tradition of Redcoat and Daughters of Britannia, the book tells history through personal anecdote and experience. Commercial and accessible, this book feeds the lasting and incurable interest in details of ordinary lives in history, as illustrated by the success of the television series' The 1900 House and The Edwardian House.
Judith Flanders is the author of critically acclaimed A Circle of Sisters, which was nominated for the Guardian First Book Award. She is a frequent contributor to the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian and the Evening Standard.
'An enthralling, entertaining and thought-provoking revelation of the realities of life in the tall, thin, Victorian town house.' Evening Standard 'This book is a splendidly entertaining read, and it also breaks new ground. No one has ever written so interestingly or wittily about housework.' The Spectator 'Rich and well ordered, this study casts brilliant light... Curious facts tumble from the pages.' The Economist 'The delight of this book... is the intelligence and freshness of its inferences.' The Sunday Times 'Judith Flanders' artful arrangement of fascinating facts brings new life to people (mostly female) and places (all domestic) that traditional history ignored.' Literary Review
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