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A Short History of Private Life

by Bill Bryson (Author) (edit contributors)

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It struck Bill Bryson one day that we devote a lot more time to the Wars of the Roses or the Normandy Landings than considering what most of history really consists of: centuries upon centuries of people quietly going about their daily business - eating, sleeping, having sex, endeavouring to... read more

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Bill Bryson, in his own lyrical and well informed way walks one through the rooms of a manor house. But there is so much more, science, history, people and events - what an amazing enriching journey into the mundane realities of our lives - why does a fork have four tines and not five or... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Bill Bryson, in his own lyrical and well informed way walks one through the rooms of a manor house. But there is so much more, science, history, people and events - what an amazing enriching journey into the mundane realities of our lives - why does a fork have four tines and not five or three? Have you ever wondered?

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In the autumn of 1850, in Hyde Park in London, there arose a most extraordinary structure: a giant iron-and-glass greenhouse covering nineteen acres of ground and containing within its airy vastness enough room for four St. Paul's Cathedrals.

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Introduction
1. The year
2. The setting
3. The hall
4. The kitchen
5. The scullery and larder
6. The fuse box
7. The drawing room
8. The dining room
9. The cellar
10. The passage
11. The study
12. The garden
13. The plum room
14. The stairs
15. The bedroom
16. The bathroom
17. The dressing room
18. The nursery
19. The attic
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Illustration credits
Index

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 89 of 145 in Whitcoulls Top 100 (2011). (authoritative list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Bill Bryson (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-7679-1938-8
Page Count: 497

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  • Library of Congress: GT165.5 B79 2010
  • Dewey: 643.1

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