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The Domestic Revolution: How the Introduction of Coal Into Victorian Homes Changed Everything

Ruth Goodman

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"The queen of living history" (Lucy Worsley) dazzles anglophiles and history lovers alike with this immersive account of how English women sparked a worldwide revolution--from their own kitchens. Wielding the same wit and passion as seen in How to Be a Victorian, Ruth Goodman shows that the hot coal stove provided so much more than morning tea. As Goodman traces the amazing shift from wood to coal in mid-sixteenth century England, a pattern of innovation emerges as the women stoking these fires also stoked new global industries: from better soap to clean smudges to new ingredients for cooking. Laced with irresistibly charming anecdotes of Goodman's own experience managing a coal-fired household, The Domestic Revolution shines a hot light on the power of domestic necessity.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
  • Publish Date: Nov 16th, 2021
  • Pages: 352
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.19in - 5.35in - 1.02in - 0.61lb
  • EAN: 9781324091035
  • Categories: • Europe - Great Britain - Victorian Era (1837-1901)• Modern - 19th Century• Social History

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About the Author

Goodman, Ruth: - Ruth Goodman is the author of multiple books including How to Be a Victorian. An historian of British life, she has presented a number of BBC television series, including Tudor Monastery Farm. She lives in the United Kingdom.

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