Lucinda Hawksley Bücher

Discover Charles Dickens's little-known travel writing - taking in Europe, North America and his native British Isles.

An exploration of the women's movement in Britain, and the extraordinary women behind it.

Here is the essential reference book for anyone with an interest in British history. Drawing on the latest scholarship, this illustrated volume describes and analyses people and events that have shaped and defined life in Britain and the impact British history has had on the rest of the world.

The Pre-Raphaelites changed the face if nineteenth-century painting from the inception of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood through to the later works of the Pre-Raphaelite movement and the influence of the Arts and Crafts movement.

A collection of the most inspiring, illuminating, poignant and compelling correspondence from remarkable women through history.

Revealing how Christmas was celebrated during Charles Dickens' lifetime, from his birth in 1812 until his death in 1870.

The Victorian age was an era that witnessed enormous changes around Britain and affected vast swathes of the globe. This book looks at the minutiae of everyday life, as well as the major events that changed the world. It uncovers what it was like to live during the time of Queen Victoria's long reign from 1837 to 1901.

What Makes Great Art showcases a selection of 80 outstanding paintings and sculptures from around the world and throughout time, assessing just what it is that makes them so great.

Taking as her starting point images from the holdings of the National Portrait Gallery, London, writer and art historian Lucinda Hawksley explores the history of facial hair, from prehistoric times to the present day. By way of introduction, she investigates the Pharaonic beard in ancient Egypt, the work of barbers in classical Greece and Rome, and the role of facial hair at the time of the Vikings and in Medieval and Renaissance Europe. With reference to portraits from the Gallery's collections and archives, Hawksley explains the Tudor beard tax and why Regency beaus grew whiskers. She also looks at the rise of the beard at the time of the Crimean War, the rules on facial hair in the army, navy and air force, the hippies' penchant for long hair in the 1960s and the most recent fashion for facial hair in the twenty-first century. Lively and engaging feature pages include The Widdowes Treasure (a sixteenth-century book that contains a recipe to make "the haire of the bearde grow"), Record Breakers (the world's longest moustache and beard), and Women and Facial Hair; there are also explorations of how medical advances and the rise of advertising have affected male grooming. Entertaining and informative, this fascinating foray into our hairy past is the perfect gift for the pogonophile in your life--or indeed anyone interested in the long and curly history of moustaches, whiskers and beards.

London is now some 2,000 years old, and for the last thousand has been one of the greatest cities on earth. Engulfed in calamities that seemed to mark its end, from fire and plague to mass bombings, it has emerged stronger than ever, with a vibrant cultural life and long heritage that entices visitors. With intriguing facts and stories, The London Treasury looks at the minutiae of everyday life; famous Londoners, real and fictional (like Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes); and major events that changed the city and the world. It reveals London's oldest pub, the legend of the Tower of London, the mystery of the red columns next to Blackfriars Bridge, the average life expectancy of a Londoner, what qualifies someone as a Cockney, and much more