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How to Be a Victorian
- Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
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How to Be a Victorian
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Publisher's Summary
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of How to Be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman, read by Patience Tomlinson.
How to be a Victorian - a time traveller's guide to Victorian Britain by the BBC's Ruth Goodman.
We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert. But what was it like for a commoner like you or me? How did it feel to cook with coal and wash with tea leaves? Drink beer for breakfast and clean your teeth with cuttlefish? Dress in whalebone and feed opium to the baby? Surviving everyday life came down to the gritty details, the small necessities and tricks of living.
Drawing on Ruth's unique first-hand experience, gained from living on a Victorian farm for a year, this book will teach you everything you need to know about 19th-century living.
If you liked A Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England or If Walls Could Talk, you will love this book.
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- Lauren Wilson
- 29-12-2021
Excellent narrator. Great listen
Excellent narrator. Wonderful book,but, soured somewhat towards the end. Overall,the book was superb,and,Patience Tomlinson's narration was absolutely top class. I would definitely recommend this book
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- Sally
- 10-06-2020
Fascinating glimpse into everyday Victorian life.
A fascinating look at the daily life of every day people in Victorian Britain. If you enjoy history delivered as if it’s a work of drama, you’ll enjoy it. The narrator has an easy to listen to voice and manages to deliver the story and dialogue without being flat or over doing it.
Recommend to anyone interested in Victorian history, but of the commoner classes, not royalty.
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- Ally Rice-Finlayson
- 27-07-2022
Thoroughly enjoyable
I loved this book. Great for casual listening at bed time. It was well researched and very informative.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-06-2019
amazing so many facts
I love Ruth Goodman and had watched her programs many 5imes so when I saw her book I had to get it. I wasn't dissapointed. so many facts and amazing information. I love the detail she goes into the day to day life.
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- L Murdoch
- 01-06-2023
Very enjoyable
A travel through a day in the life of a Victorian. So interesting and well read.
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- Rowey555
- 25-12-2023
Was ok.
A bit dry, not a lot of personal accounts for the era, just a lot of summary and very standard fact giving, it was however very comprehensive and well formatted.
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