Drawing on Ruth's unique first-hand experience, gained from living for a year on a Victorian farm, as well as a life devoted to practical historical study and experimentation, this book will teach you everything you need to know about 19th century living. 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 astonishing guide illuminates the overlapping worlds of health, sex, fashion, food, school, work and play. How To Be A Victorian by Ruth Goodman is a radical new approach to history a journey back in time more intimate, personal and physical than anything before. 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? Dress in whalebone and feed opium to the baby? Surviving everyday life came down to the gritty details, the small necessities and tricks of living. How to be a Victorian - a time travellers. We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert. Penguin presents the audiobook edition of How to Be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman, read by Patience Tomlinson. Brimming with frank, witty and often gruesome observations, BBC star Ruth Goodman describes what Victorian life was really like Step into the skin of your ancestors.
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