Dreamstreets
A Journey Through Britain’s Village Utopias
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
15 June 2016
Summary
From Scotland’s New Lanark mills to the Arts and Crafts Cottages of Port Sunlight, a history of one of the most fascinating experiments of Victorian philanthropy - the ‘model’ village.
Twenty years ago, Jacqueline Yallop was leading guided walks at Nenthead, one of a network of ‘model’ villages which sprang up across Britain during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. A life-long fascination was born.
From Scotland’s New Lanark Mills to the Arts and Crafts cottages of Port…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099584636 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099584638 |
| Author: | Jacqueline Yallop |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2016 |
| Weight: | 223g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 15mm |
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Compelling
Compelling * Independent *This is a fascinating book, a glimpse through the keyhole of homes that turn out to be stages set for a performance. – Lucy Lethbridge * Financial Times *Intriguing… The descriptions of place, surface and mood are sharp and tangible * Guardian *A fascinating study of how human life is moulded and shaped by big money. It is…sobering. – Charlie Gilmour * Independent On Sunday *Provides valuable food for thought. – Gillian Tindall * Literary Review *A fascinating, fact-rich, and beautifully written book. – Jonathan Wright * Catholic Herald *Strong on description – Leigh Hatts * Church Times *An interesting book… Eloquent and well researched… Her visits to the villages are richly descriptive and full of warmth. – Paul Cheney * Nudge *
About The Author
Jacqueline Yallop
Jacqueline Yallop is the author of three novels and a history of Victorian collecting. She has a PhD in nineteenth-century literature and culture, and has worked as a museum curator in Manchester and Sheffield. She currently teaches creative writing at the University of Aberystwyth.
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