The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker

A History of the High Street

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Annie Gray

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Hardback

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Releases 10 Oct 2024

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'The queen of food historians' LUCY WORSLEY 'Annie Gray leads the pack' JAY RAYNER Google 'the future of the high street' and you'll be confronted by opinion pieces debating the ethics of vegan cafés, spiralling economic projections and the rush to online shopping. But what about the history of the high street? Historian Annie Gray walks us down the road and through the ages - from the dawn of the high street in medieval England to what we see today. Bustling with historical detail, and colourful vignettes, we visit everything from apothecaries and penny bazaars to the birth of Marks and Spencer and the original toyshops, where curiosities were sold for adults rather than children. A surprising and colourful work of social history, The Bookshop, the Draper, the Candlestick Maker tells the story of how we shopped and lived in days gone by in one of Britain's most loved but ever-changing public spaces - and what the future may bring.

Author Biography:

Annie Gray is an historian, cook, broadcaster and writer specialising in the history of food and dining in Britain from around 1600 to the present day. She has presented TV history documentaries including Victorian Bakers and The Sweetmakers, and appears on BBC Radio 4's The Kitchen Cabinet. She is the author of a number of books, most recently At Christmas We Feast, also from Profile. She lives in East Anglia.

Release date Australia

October 10th, 2024

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