The Domestic Revolution: How the Introduction of Coal Into Victorian Homes Changed Everything

"The queen of living history" (Lucy Worsley) dazzles anglophiles and history lovers alike with this immersive account of how English women sparked a worldwide revolution--from their own kitchens. Wielding the same wit and passion as seen in How to Be a Victorian, Ruth Goodman shows that the hot coal stove provided so much more than morning tea. As Goodman traces the amazing shift from wood to coal in mid-sixteenth century England, a pattern of innovation emerges as the women stoking these fires also stoked new global industries: from better soap to clean smudges to new ingredients for cooking. Laced with irresistibly charming anecdotes of Goodman's own experience managing a coal-fired household, The Domestic Revolution shines a hot light on the power of domestic necessity.

Author: Ruth Goodman
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Published: 11/16/2021
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.19h x 5.35w x 1.02d
ISBN13: 9781324091035
ISBN10: 1324091037
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | Great Britain | Victorian Era (1837-1901)
- History | Modern | 19th Century
- History | Social History