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The Domestic Revolution
- How the Introduction of Coal into Victorian Homes Changed Everything
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
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Summary
"The queen of living history" (Lucy Worsley) returns with an immersive account of how English women sparked a worldwide revolution - from their own kitchens.
No single invention epitomizes the Victorian era more than the black cast-iron range. Aware that the 21st-century has reduced it to a quaint relic, Ruth Goodman was determined to prove that the hot coal stove provided so much more than morning tea: It might even have kick-started the Industrial Revolution. Wielding the wit and passion seen in How to Be a Victorian, Goodman traces the tectonic shift from wood to coal in the mid-16th century - from sooty trials and errors during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I to the totally smog-clouded reign of Queen Victoria. 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 uproarious anecdotes of Goodman's own experience managing a coal-fired household, this fascinating book shines a hot light on the power of domestic necessity.
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- 10-01-23
Thoroughly enjoyable
As a history nut I found this account of the many varied charges in social and domestic life fascinating. Ruth divulged huge amounts of solid information that I’d never heard of before. Loved it.
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