Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker (eBook)

A History of the High Street

Annie Gray (Autor)

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2024
493 Seiten
ProFile (Verlag)
978-1-80081-226-0 (ISBN)

Infos

'A rich, lively and nostalgia-provoking sensory experience ... this is history in its messiest, most bustling human essence' THE TIMES'The queen of food historians' LUCY WORSLEY'Annie Gray's fascinating history of a British institution in crisis illuminates and entertains' GREG JENNER'Properly immersive, full of juicy sensory detail - Annie Gray's romp down British high streets through the centuries is a blast' TESSA BOASEBustling with rich detail, historical vignettes and surprising wares, this is the story of Britain's best-loved but ever-changing public spaces.What makes a high street? It's certainly not just about the shopping; these thoroughfares are often the beating heart of our towns and cities and, by extension, of the people who use them. As spaces where local life and culture unfolds, our high streets can be playgrounds of personal indulgence and community spirit, or sites of contentious debate and politicking.Historian Annie Gray takes us down the street and through the ages, from medieval marketplaces to the purpose-built concrete precincts of the twentieth century. Peeping through the windows of tailors, tearooms and grocers, we explore everything from the toyshops of yesteryear - where curiosities were sold for adults, not children - to the birth of brands we shop at today.Vibrant and enticing, The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker is an essential reflection on how we shopped and lived in days gone by - and what the future may bring.

Rezensionen

Historian Annie Gray revisits the history of the British high street [and] takes [us] on a shopping stroll through the centuries

Engaging ... appeals to three national obsessions: the preparation and presentation of food; the lost world of great households, above and below stairs; and the private life of a national hero, Churchill

Popular history at its very best

Dr Annie Gray is just one of the best! She brings history and food to life with humanity and her customary wry wit and attention to detail. Anything that she writes is always a joy to immerse oneself in

Deliciously entertaining

The queen of food historians

Annie Gray leads the pack

Full of mouthwatering detail, and punctuated with Georgina's delicious recipes, this is below-stairs history at its most fascinating

Gray is an inventive researcher ... she likes to get close up to the everyday past

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.10.2024
• Zusatzinfo: b&w integrated, 8 p colour plate section
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Schlagworte: a short history of England simon Jenkins • empire of things frank trentmann • English History • Home Counties • Ian Mortimer • Liquid History John Warland • London • material culture • palaces of power • Pamela Horn behind the counter • Peter Ackroyd • Ruth Goodman • The Local • the story of the british isles in 100 places neil oliver • The Victorians • this golden fleece esther rutter • Upstairs Downstairs • woodsmoke and sage amy licence
• ISBN-10: 1-80081-226-4 / 1800812264
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80081-226-0 / 9781800812260