Social & cultural history
Potted History
How Houseplants Took Over Our Homes
The houseplant is undergoing a renaissance in popularity - this revised and updated edition of Catherine Horwood's fascinating history will delight lovers of indoor plants
- AvailablePaperback9781910258941176 pagesGBP 9.99
People of the Flower Market
A Year at New Covent Garden Flower Market
A fascinating record of a disappearing world, published to mark the latest chapter in Covent Garden Market's 400 year history
- AvailableHardback9781916091221128 pagesGBP 16.99
Hold the Front Page!
The Wit and Wisdom of Anne Scott-James
A glimpse behind the pen of the first female star of Fleet Street
- AvailableHardback9781910258712208 pagesGBP 14.99
The House in Little Chelsea
A unique history of a Victorian house, brought to life in a witty and compelling fictional form
- AvailableHardback9781910258965176 pagesGBP 12.99
Riding Route 94
An Accidental Journey through the Story of Britain
"A potted history of everywhere [David McKie] goes, with some reflective observations about how things were and how they ought to be, and a few jokes thrown in." - Tribune
- AvailablePaperback9781910258347256 pagesGBP 9.99
- AvailableKindle9781910258927256 pagesGBP 9.99
At Home with the Soanes
Upstairs, Downstairs in 19th Century London
A fascinating glimpse of real life for a London family in the early 19th century
- AvailablePaperback9781910258446112 pagesGBP 12.99