British estates were known to be the epitome of cleanliness with their white-glove perfection. For her research on servants, Lucy Lethbridge absorbed an amazing trove of knowledge about how these homes were made to gleam from Victorian through Edwardian years. She noticed that many household tasks used ...
Exploring in journal form the seasonal bird fauna, more especially including bird behaviour, in a Cumbrian valley. The author has worked in forestry and was a lecturer in Natural History studies at two UK universities. The text is accompanied by a series of stunning watercolours of birds and their habitats.
This volume takes us through the bizarre landscape of late-20th century culture. It considers topics as diverse as Elvis worship, the erotics of cyberspace, fantasies of the millennium, multiple personality syndrome and the molecular logic of insect DNA.
