The Victorian House: Domestic Life from Childbirth to Deathbed

Name: The Victorian House: Domestic Life from Childbirth to Deathbed
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ISBN: 9780007131884

ISBN-10: 0007131887

ISBN-13: 9780007131884

Edition: N/A

Authors: Judith Flanders

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Laid out like a middle class house, this book follows the story of Victorian daily life from room to room: from childbirth in the master bedroom, through the scullery and kitchen - cleaning, dining, entertaining - on upwards, ending in the sickroom and death.

Book details

List price: $41.35
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 8/4/2003
Pages: 476
Size: 5.63" wide x 8.29" long x 1.70" tall
Weight: 2.2

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction: House and Home
The Bedroom	p. 1
The Nursery	p. 28
The Kitchen	p. 63
The Scullery	p. 93
The Drawing Room	p. 131
The Parlour	p. 177
The Dining Room	p. 215
The Morning Room	p. 254
The Bathroom and Lavatory	p. 286
The Sickroom	p. 302
The Street	p. 349
Mourning Clothes for Women	p. 378
App. 2: Quick Guide to Books and Authors	p. 384
Currency	p. 397
Notes	p. 399
Select Bibliography	p. 433
Index	p. 461
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