Dreamstreets: A Journey Through Britain’s Village Utopias
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Description
Twenty years ago, Jacqueline Yallop was leading guided walks at Nenthead, one of a network of ‘model’ villages which sprang up across Britain during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. A life-long fascination was born.From Scotland’s New Lanark Mills to the Arts and Crafts cottages of Port Sunlight, Yallop visits these utopian experiments to explore their rich histories. Looking at everything from sewage systems to sculpture, chocolate to coal, and free trade to electoral emancipation, this book is a personal exploration of why and how these village utopias came about, what they tell us about the past, and how they still resonate with us today.
Additional information
Weight | 0.223 kg |
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Dimensions | 1.5 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm |
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Format | Paperback |
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Pages | 240 |
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Year Published | 2016-6-2 |
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Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
ISBN 10 | 0099584638 |
About The Author | Jacqueline Yallop is the author of three novels and a history of Victorian collecting. She has a PhD in nineteenth-century literature and culture, and has worked as a museum curator in Manchester and Sheffield. She currently teaches creative writing at the University of Aberystwyth. |
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Other text | This is a fascinating book, a glimpse through the keyhole of homes that turn out to be stages set for a performance. |
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