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Dreamstreets: A Journey Through Britain´s Village Utopias
Jacqueline Yallop
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Description for Dreamstreets: A Journey Through Britain´s Village Utopias
Paperback. Twenty years ago, the author 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, the author explores their rich histories. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 224.
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, ... Read more
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, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099584636
SKU
V9780099584636
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Ref
99-19
About Jacqueline Yallop
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.
Reviews for Dreamstreets: A Journey Through Britain´s Village Utopias
Compelling
Independent
This is a fascinating book, a glimpse through the keyhole of homes that turn out to be stages set for a performance.
Lucy Lethbridge
Financial Times
Intriguing... The descriptions of place, surface and mood are sharp and tangible
Guardian
A fascinating study of how human ... Read more
Independent
This is a fascinating book, a glimpse through the keyhole of homes that turn out to be stages set for a performance.
Lucy Lethbridge
Financial Times
Intriguing... The descriptions of place, surface and mood are sharp and tangible
Guardian
A fascinating study of how human ... Read more