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At Home: A Short History of Private Life
by Bill Bryson
Room by room through his Victorian rectory, Bryson tells the history of everything domestic: salt, beds, stairs, servants, comfort. Delightful.
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you want history through the everyday.
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you want a narrative thread.
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Three things you will actually use
- Ordinary things have histories.
- Comfort is recent.
- Look around your house.
Do this first
Read the chapter on the kitchen.
Our verdict
Bryson at home.
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