The garden cottage diaries : my year in the eighteenth century
Houston, Fiona J.2010
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Place reservation for The garden cottage diaries : my year in the eighteenth centuryFor a full year, Fiona Houston recreated the lifestyle of her Peebleshire ancestor, living in a basic one-roomed cottage on her own resources, as a challenge to compare it with today's diet and lifestyle. Find out in this fascinating, funny and honest account how she donned historic dress and lived on a shoestring.
Main title:
The garden cottage diaries : my year in the eighteenth century / Fiona J. Houston.
Author:
Imprint:
Rowayton, Conn. ; Glasgow : Saraband, 2010.
Collation:
224 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. ports. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: Glasgow: Saraband, 2009.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781887354776 (pbk)1887354778 (pbk)
Dewey class:
640.9'411'09033640.941
Local class:
640.941
Language:
English
Subject:
Houston, Fiona J. -- DiariesHome economics, Rural -- ScotlandFood habits -- ScotlandSelf-reliant living -- ScotlandHome economics, Rural -- Scotland -- History -- 18th centuryFood habits -- Scotland -- History -- 18th centuryHouse and HomeScotland -- Social life and customsScotland -- Social life and customs -- 18th century
BRN:
1635407
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