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If Walls Could Talk, Lucy Worsley
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If Walls Could Talk, Lucy Worsley

Posted on 1 September 2015 by katenich • 1 Comment

I loved this book.  You’ll know by now that my inner history geek is strong, but this really is fascinating.  Worsley takes us on an entertaining walk around the history of the home starting with the history of the bed and ending with the history of the washing up, via the wonders of sewers, a … Continue reading →

The School for Scandal, Richard B Sheridan
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The School for Scandal, Richard B Sheridan

Posted on 3 April 2015 by katenich • 2 Comments

I bought this book purely for the scurrilous title.  At the time I don’t think I even realised that it was a play rather than a novel, but so it is.  It is great fun if you like stories about fashionable society  in the eighteenth century inventing gossip, testing each other’s nobility and generally wandering … Continue reading →

The Floating Brothel, Sian Rees
History

The Floating Brothel, Sian Rees

Posted on 6 January 2015 by katenich • 6 Comments

Fear not, dear reader, this blog is not descending into a pit of depravity.  I can assure you that despite the salacious title of this book it is a bonafide history, and one that tells a fascinating story of women and colonialism in the 18th century. 1789, the first settlers at Sydney Cove are desperate … Continue reading →

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