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"Blending fiction with fact, this book takes drawings, models and prints as starting points for stories about the human side of architecture, as told both by its makers and the people it was made for"-- Provided by publisher

Focusing on the historical emergence of intimacy, the book explores its significance in the nineteenth century, highlighting how this era shaped our understanding of love, friendship, and desire. By analyzing a variety of literary and non-literary sources, the author argues for a deeper historical perspective on intimacy, revealing its crucial role in the reading and writing practices of the time. This examination offers fresh insights into how intimacy became a prominent topic in cultural discourse during this transformative period.

When is an entrance a portal? In this beautiful little book, packed with rare antique illustrations and original artwork by Miles Thistletwaite, architectural historian Philippa Lewis explores the fascinating world of liminal boundaries and the inexhaustable variety of ways in which we cross them.

The book offers a delightful glimpse into Victorian kitchen life, highlighting the variety of fresh and packaged ingredients, menus, and the roles of kitchen staff and tradesmen. It features captivating illustrations of Victorian food packaging and advertising, providing a nostalgic perspective on domestic life during the Victorian era.

"An astonishing collection of photographs recording how London, the capital city of Great Britain and the epicentre of the Empire, looked one hundred years ago. Queen Victoria's London is revealed with all its contrasts of ancient and modern, rich and poor. This book documents the appearance of many well-known landmarks at that date, as well as illustrating many splendid buildings and streetscapes that have now gone, swept away in the name of progress or destroyed by war."--Jacket.

The beauty of the mountains and shores in this land of gentle mists, the excitement of a hurling match and a day at the races, the peace of an evening of storytelling around a peat fire, the bar and the betting shop, priests and colleens, travellers and barefooted children. This superb collection of over 100 photographs presents these well-loved images of Ireland in times gone by.