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Secrets in a Dead Fish
The Spying Game in the First World War
Av Melanie King
Inbunden, 2014
79 kr
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How did German intelligence agents in the First World War use dead fish to pass on vital information to their operatives? What did an advertisement for a dog in The Times have to do with the movement of British troops into Egypt? And why did British personnel become suspicious about the trousers …
Can Onions Cure Ear-ache?
Medical Advice from 1769
Av William Buchan, Melanie King
Inbunden, 2012
151 kr
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What common condition can be treated with cow dung? How do crushed oystershells ease heartburn? Can eels cure deafness? And how do you stop a stubborn case of the hiccups? If someone was struck down by illness or injury in the late eighteenth century, the chances are that they would have referred …
Tea, Coffee & Chocolate
How We Fell in Love with Caffeine
Av Melanie King
Inbunden, 2015
156 kr
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Did you know that coffee was recommended as protection against the bubonic plague in the seventeenth century? Or that tea was believed to make men ‘unfit to do their business’ and blamed for women becoming unattractive? On the other hand, a cup of chocolate was supposed to have exactly the opposite …
Secret History of English Spas, The
Av Melanie King
Inbunden, 2021
322 kr
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English spas have a long and steamy history, from the thermal baths of Aquae Sulis in Bath to the stews of Southwark, the elegant pump rooms of Cheltenham and Buxton to the Victorian mania for hydrotherapy and Turkish hammams. 'The Secret History of English Spas' is an informative but light-hearted …
Ice Cream
An Indulgent History
Av Melanie King
Inbunden, 2027
313 kr
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This irresistible book invites readers on a deliciously unexpected journey through the social and cultural history of the world’s most beloved frozen treat. Picture extravagant banquets where shimmering creations were moulded into cascading waterfalls and exotic pineapples, while ornate ice houses …
