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100	1		_aWorsley, Lucy
245	1	0	_aIf walls could talk _b: an intimate history of the home _c/ Lucy Worsley
260			_aNew York _b: Walker & Co _c, 2011
300			_a351 p. _c; 25 cm.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aWhy did the flushing toilet take two centuries to catch on? Why did medieval people sleep sitting up? When were the two "dirty centuries"? Why did gas lighting cause Victorian ladies to faint? Why, for centuries, did people fear fruit? All these questions will be answered in this juicy, smelly, and truly intimate history of home life. Lucy Worsley takes us through the bedroom, bathroom, living room, and kitchen, covering the architectural history of each room, but concentrating on what people actually did in bed, in the bath, at the table, and at the stove.
650		4	_aFamily _x-History
650		4	_aHouseholds _z--England _v--History
650		4	_aArchitecture, Domestic _z-England
651		4	_aEngland _x--Social life and customs
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