Hubbub : filth, noise, & stench in England, 1600-1770 /

Modern city-dwellers suffer their share of unpleasant experiences-traffic jams, noisy neighbors, pollution, food scares-but urban nuisances of the past existed on a different scale entirely, this book explains in vivid detail. Focusing on offenses to the eyes, ears, noses, taste buds, and skin of in...

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Author / Creator: Cockayne, Emily, 1973-
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2008.
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