Things to be Remembered in Daily Life Victorian Practical Wisdom on Health, Habits, Economy, Manners, Memory, and Moral Self-Culture
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Einband
Taschenbuch
Verlag
Sharp InkSeitenzahl
236
Maße (L/B/H)
22,9/15,2/1,3 cm
Gewicht
329 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-80-283-4069-8
Things to be Remembered in Daily Life is a compact Victorian miscellany of practical wisdom, moral counsel, and everyday knowledge, designed to improve conduct as much as convenience. John Timbs gathers observations on health, habits, economy, reading, memory, manners, and self-discipline in a lucid, aphoristic style characteristic of nineteenth-century improving literature. The book belongs to a culture that valued useful knowledge, domestic order, and the moral education of the common reader. John Timbs was a prolific English writer, editor, and antiquary whose career was devoted to making information accessible and engaging. Associated with periodical journalism and popular compendia, he possessed an encyclopedic curiosity about science, history, literature, and social custom. His experience addressing a broad readership clearly shaped this volume: it reflects both the journalist's brevity and the antiquary's respect for accumulated wisdom. Readers interested in Victorian self-culture, popular education, or the history of everyday advice will find this book especially rewarding. It is not merely a manual of tips, but a window into the values by which nineteenth-century readers sought to order their minds, homes, and lives.
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