Paterson Clare
Paterson Clare - Mr Horniman's Walrus Legacies Of A Remarkable Victorian Family - Hardcover
Paterson Clare - Mr Horniman's Walrus Legacies Of A Remarkable Victorian Family - Hardcover
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Description: This has everything I love in a book; drama intrigue and a giant stuffed mammal. Sue Perkins Mr Horniman's Walrus tells the story of the rise and fall of three generations of a remarkable and dysfunctional Victorian family the Hornimans exploring the lives and loves behind their extraordinary and varied legacies. Family patriarch John Horniman established the tea company that bore his name in 1826, which went on to become one of the best - known brands of nineteenth - century Britain. His son Frederick created the eclectic and wonderful Horniman Museum in London and his granddaughter Annie was a theatrical impresario responsible for founding Ireland's national theatre the Abbey. Across more than a century the family embodied changing middle - class attitudes from patriarchy to the new spirit of modernity ; and their progress mirrored the high point of Victorian entrepreneurialism and the changes ushered in by the Edwardian age. Drawing on her years of research and unfettered access to the family archive Clare Paterson has written a riveting tale of trade collecting the stage sex and politics in Victorian Britain. For the first time Mr Horniman's Walrus unpicks the lives of this fascinating family including their slips from grace as well as their astounding achievements . It's a story of capital and culture philanthropy and empire but also bankruptcy betrayal intrigue lunacy and deep involvement in the esoterica of the occult.
Title: Mr Horniman's Walrus Legacies Of A Remarkable Victorian Family
Author(s): Paterson Clare
Publisher: Michael O'mara Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781789294002
Pages: 272 Pages, 8-Page Plate Section
Publication Date: 1/1/2023
Category: British & Irish History
Description: This has everything I love in a book; drama intrigue and a giant stuffed mammal. Sue Perkins Mr Horniman's Walrus tells the story of the rise and fall of three generations of a remarkable and dysfunctional Victorian family the Hornimans exploring the lives and loves behind their extraordinary and varied legacies. Family patriarch John Horniman established the tea company that bore his name in 1826, which went on to become one of the best - known brands of nineteenth - century Britain. His son Frederick created the eclectic and wonderful Horniman Museum in London and his granddaughter Annie was a theatrical impresario responsible for founding Ireland's national theatre the Abbey. Across more than a century the family embodied changing middle - class attitudes from patriarchy to the new spirit of modernity ; and their progress mirrored the high point of Victorian entrepreneurialism and the changes ushered in by the Edwardian age. Drawing on her years of research and unfettered access to the family archive Clare Paterson has written a riveting tale of trade collecting the stage sex and politics in Victorian Britain. For the first time Mr Horniman's Walrus unpicks the lives of this fascinating family including their slips from grace as well as their astounding achievements . It's a story of capital and culture philanthropy and empire but also bankruptcy betrayal intrigue lunacy and deep involvement in the esoterica of the occult.
Title: Mr Horniman's Walrus Legacies Of A Remarkable Victorian Family
Author(s): Paterson Clare
Publisher: Michael O'mara Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781789294002
Pages: 272 Pages, 8-Page Plate Section
Publication Date: 1/1/2023
Category: British & Irish History
