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Author | : Kelley Graham |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2008-09-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0313071470 |
When Adam Smith wrote in 1776 that England was a nation of shopkeepers, he meant that commerce was a major factor in political decisions. Smith's observation was even more on-target for Victorian England: shopkeepers, shops, and shopping were a vital part of life. Those Victorians with resources could shop often and had many choices. Industrialization and their imperial connections gave them an almost unprecedented array of goods. Even the poor and working classes had more to eat and more to spend as the century progressed. Here, Graham explores the world of Victorian shops and shopping in colorful detail. She offers information on the types of shops and goods they offered, the people who owned and operated them, those who frequented them, and the contribution of shops and shopping to the Victorian lifestyle and economy. Shopping in Victorian England reached a level of importance not wholly appreciated even by Victorians themselves. New types of shops appeared, offering an expanding array of goods inventively packaged and displayed for an expanding group of shoppers. As the shops grew, so did the activity — part excursion for provisions, part entertainment. Women shopped most often, but men, too, had their shops. Victorians could, by the end of the 19th century, shop without even leaving their homes: orders could be placed by mail, telegraph, or telephone. Shops catered to all classes — the rich, the poor, and the in-betweens. This book will help modern readers envision the Victorian shopping experience by taking them inside the shops and up to the counters. Readers will learn how the shop was organized, what services and goods were available, and how goods made their way from the shop to the home. Graham's compelling account provides a vivid glimpse into a vital—but largely unappreciated— aspect of Victorian life.
Author | : Anne Evers Hitz |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2020-03-02 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1439669198 |
In the late nineteenth century, San Francisco's merchant princes built grand stores for a booming city, each with its own niche. For the eager clientele, a trip downtown meant dressing up--hats, gloves and stockings required--and going to Blum's for Coffee Crunch cake or Townsend's for creamed spinach. The I. Magnin empire catered to a selective upper-class clientele, while middle-class shoppers loved the Emporium department store with its Bargain Basement and Santa for the kids. Gump's defined good taste, the City of Paris satisfied desires for anything French and edgy, youth-oriented Joseph Magnin ensnared the younger shoppers with the latest trends. Join author Anne Evers Hitz as she looks back at the colorful personalities that created six major stores and defined shopping in San Francisco.
Author | : Michael McCarthy |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2005-06-17 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9780521672665 |
The CD-ROM includes hundreds of vocabulary exercises which cover the language taught in the text. It covers 60 areas of key vocabulary, contains audio recordings for extra listening practice, a test function allowing the creation of your own tests, a progress check and a built-in dictionary.
Author | : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons |
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Total Pages | : 768 |
Release | : 1872 |
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Author | : Robert Wuest |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 618 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : Labor |
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Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1038 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : Cost and standard of living |
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Author | : Zoe Lea |
Publisher | : Piatkus |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2019-06-04 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0349422664 |
The teachers thought they knew her. They were wrong... 'Must read' Bella 'A brilliant thriller' Closer 'Gripping and powerful!' Lauren North 'An addictive page-turner' Samantha Tonge 'School run revenge at its best' Jacqueline Ward 'The end was a triumph, absolutely brilliant!' Rona Halsall When single mum Ruth has a brief fling with Rob, she's mortified to discover that he lied to her. He lied to her, because he's married. Worse still, he's the husband of Janine, head of the PTA at the primary school where Ruth works as secretary, and when the truth of their fling is discovered, Ruth suddenly has a lot of enemies at the school gates. Threatening texts begin to arrive, rumours abound and the staff room becomes hostile. But when it also starts to affect her son, a student at the school, Ruth realises you can do anything if you convince yourself it's for the sake of your child. Even murder. A page-turning and deeply compulsive psychological thriller about a school secretary and how dangerous it can be to make enemies at the school gates. For fans of Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty and The Rumour by Lesley Kara.
Author | : New Zealand. Parliament. Legislative Council |
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Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1905 |
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Total Pages | : 1024 |
Release | : 1913 |
Genre | : Pharmacy |
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Author | : United States. Office of Education |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1102 |
Release | : 1898 |
Genre | : Drawing |
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