Romance-reading by young girls will, by this excitement of the bodily organs, tend to create their premature development, and the child becomes physically a woman months or even years before she should. It contains this quote from a Victorian author for us to cherish, They will also will no doubt be intrigued by “The Bedroom,” which discusses hygiene, pests again, comfort, sleep, sex, medicine, and death. Romance readers might be especially interested in “The Dressing Room,” which is about clothing and fashion. Topics include, but are not limited to, hygiene (“The Bathroom”), food (“The Kitchen”), work (“The Scullery and Larder”), children (“The Nursery”), and pests (“The Study”). Bryson focuses on the year 1851, the year that the house was built, but he gives himself some latitude to talk about developments before and after that period. It’s completely fascinating and, because Bryson is so funny and personable, it’s never dry. In At Home, he tours his house room by room, tracing history through habitation. The reliably funny and intelligent Bryson was inspired to write At Home by the Victorian parsonage that he and his family live in. Whatever option you choose, the book is a delight. So you can decide whether this is a lavish gift or more of a stocking stuffer. A At Home: A Short History of Private Lifeīill Bryson’s book At Home is a great holiday gift, possibly for yourself, and it’s available as an eBook, hardback, paperback, or audio (read by the author).
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