At home : a short history of private life / Bill Bryson.

Author/creator Bryson, Bill
Format Book
Edition1st U.S. ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Doubleday, ©2010.
Description497 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Social evolution.
Social history.
Dwellings--History.
Rooms--History.
Dwellings--Psychological aspects.
Dwellings--Environmental aspects.
Rooms--Psychological aspects.
Rooms--Environmental aspects.
Europe--Social life and customs.

Contents The year -- The setting -- The hall -- The kitchen -- The scullery and larder -- The fuse box -- The drawing room -- The dining room -- The cellar -- The passage -- The study -- The garden -- The plum room -- The stairs -- The bedroom -- The bathroom -- The dressing room -- The nursery -- The attic.
Abstract Bryson takes readers on a tour of his house, a rural English parsonage, showing how each room has figured in the evolution of private life.
General noteFloor plans on end papers.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [455]-475) and index.
LCCN 2010004008
ISBN9780767919388
ISBN0767919386

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks GT165.5 .B79 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner General Stacks GT165.5 .B79 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold