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Victorian Pharmacy: Rediscovering Home Remedies and Recipes Hardcover – August 12, 2010
- Print length224 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPavilion
- Publication dateAugust 12, 2010
- Dimensions6.5 x 1.1 x 9 inches
- ISBN-109781862058903
- ISBN-13978-1862058903
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- ASIN : 1862058903
- Publisher : Pavilion (August 12, 2010)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 224 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9781862058903
- ISBN-13 : 978-1862058903
- Item Weight : 1.75 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.5 x 1.1 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,299,506 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #501 in Homeopathy Medicine
- #608 in Pharmacies
- #1,401 in History of Medicine (Books)
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Jane Eastoe has been a journalist and author for more than 30 years.
She worked for several years in the fashion business press, reviewing the international collections and interviewing designers from Galliano to Gaultier. With a young family and in search of a more fulfilling life, she moved from London to the east Kent countryside, developing her interest in plants, flowers, herbs, fruit, and foraging for wild food such as fungi and shellfish. Five years ago the family decamped to the tiny village of Etal in rural north Northumberland.
Jane is passionate about the countryside and exploring the British landscape. She has a keen interest in history and has been able to combine these varied interests in some of her many books, several of which were linked to television series. She is an enthusiastic, though time-short gardener and adores all flowers, save those from the garage forecourt.
Jane is married, has 2.5 children, two dogs that she attempts to train, two cats and some hens.
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024Beautiful book has wonderful pictures and formulas
- Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2013If you are interested in herbal remedies and love history,this book is for you. Well written and never dull. I have DVDs from the bbc series Victorian farm and this book is every bit as good as the DVDs. Lots of usable info.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2018This is a very entertaining book, which my wife is thoroughly enjoying.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2017Love this book. Very fascinating read. Will have in my library for years to come.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2015Wish this series was on DVD 1 region or even PBS. Films are more info than books.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2017Just what needed, excellent book. Delivered on-time!
- Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2012This was a great buy for those of us who'd rather try something at home than run to the doctor.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2017Great book
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lauzaalaReviewed in France on April 14, 2014
4.0 out of 5 stars passionant
Ouvrage qui fait suite à une série d'émissions diffusées sur la BBC. Excellent bilan sur la santé, la médecine et la pharmacopée ainsi que la place des pharmaciens dans l'Angleterre victorienne.
- Adele PavementReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2011
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic account of Victorian Practices of the Era
This book is fantastic, it combines the history of the Victorian Pharmacy practices with a practical amount of knowledge also emparted in the process, safe recipies for the reader are provided - though I am yet to try and test some. Specific parts that appealed to me are the proverbs, snippets of history about the Bronte family that is not widely known, Henry the VIII and his dalinces which were treated with similar methods to the period and especially the way in which the modern practices we use today are very similar if governed better and Health and Saftey applied much more widely. Stories of Humbug Billy and the 100's of thousands of people murdered through "accidental" mistakes is both facinating and blood curdling. Recommended for any teenager also studing the period as part of GCSE's or at A-level a real eye opener, well written and engaging to any reader.
- Janice Michelle YeagerReviewed in Canada on April 7, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book!
I love all the books Ruth Goodman has produced. Highly recommend if you want to get a glimpse onto pharmacological production in Victorian times.
- S. OwenReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 26, 2010
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable and entertaining. Useful for those studying this era.
My daughter is studying Medicine Through Time for GCSE for this era, so I thought this book would be an interesting starting point, even though we missed the series. We have been reading it together and have found it has held our interest well. Some of the recipes included are entertainingly dangerous (with obvious warnings not to try them, although obtaining the ingredients would be unlikely) and sit alongside some interesting (safer) recipes which could be used today.
We have ordered the DVD. Despite getting it for study, it is a book I would have been glad to read anyway.
- AndrewReviewed in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Arrived early. Very good condition.
Exactly as expected. Arrived in very good. Seller was excellent.