TY  - BOOK
AU  - Goodman,Ruth
TI  - How to be a Victorian
SN  - 9780670921362
U1  - 941.081 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London
PB  - Penguin
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 19th century
KW  - History
KW  - Victoria, 1837-1901
N1  - Includes index; 1.Getting Up -- 2.Getting Dressed -- 3.A Trip to the Privy -- 4.Personal Grooming -- 5.Morning Exercise -- 6.Breakfast -- 7.The Main Business of the Day -- 8.Back at the House -- 9.The Midday Meal -- 10.The Day's Work Presumes -- 11.Meanwhile, for the Young, There was School -- 12.A Few Snatched Hours of Leisure -- 13.The Evening Meal -- 14.A Bath before Bed -- 15.Behind the Bedroom Door
N2  - What was it really like to be a Victorian? In this book, Ruth Goodman, historian and star of the BBC's Victorian Farm discovers what it was actually like to wear a corset, cook with coal, clean with tea leaves, feed opium to the baby and dozens of other everyday activities for your average Victorian family. From morning to night, kitchen to textile mill, How to be a Victorian uncovers the truth about nineteenth century life
ER  -