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How to be a Victorian : a dawn-to-dusk guide to Victorian life

Brimming with frank, witty and often gruesome observationsm BBC star Ruth Goodman describes what Victorian life was really like.

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  • "Drawing on her own adventures living in re-created Victorian conditions, Goodman serves as our bustling and fanciful guide to nineteenth-century life. Proceeding from daybreak to bedtime, she celebrates the ordinary lives of the most perennially fascinating era of British history. From waking up to the rapping of a "knocker-upper man" on the window pane to lacing into a corset after a round of calisthenics, from slipping opium to the little ones to finally retiring to the bedroom for the ideal combination of "love, consideration, control and pleasure," the weird, wonderful, and somewhat gruesome intricacies of Victorian life are vividly rendered."
  • "Brimming with frank, witty and often gruesome observationsm BBC star Ruth Goodman describes what Victorian life was really like."@en
  • "Moving through the rhythm of the day, from waking up to the sound of a knocker-upper man poking a stick at your window, to retiring for nocturnal activities, when the door finally closes on twenty four hours of life, this guide illuminates the overlapping worlds of health, sex, fashion, food, school, work and play."
  • "Moving through the rhythm of the day, from waking up to the sound of a knocker-upper man poking a stick at your window, to retiring for nocturnal activities, when the door finally closes on twenty four hours of life, this guide illuminates the overlapping worlds of health, sex, fashion, food, school, work and play."@en
  • "We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert. But what was it like for a commoner like you or me? How did it feel to cook with coal and wash with tea leaves? Drink beer for breakfast and clean your teeth with cuttlefish? This guide illuminates the overlapping worlds of health, sex, fashion, food, school, work and play."@en

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  • "History"
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  • "How to be a Victorian : a dawn-to-dusk guide to Victorian life"
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