Tea and Tea Drinking (Shire Library) - Softcover

Masset, Claire

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0747807949 ISBN 13: 9780747807940

Publisher: Shire Publications, 2010

Synopsis

Tea drinking has changed dramatically since Samuel Pepys drank the first recorded cup of tea in 1660. Initially, tea was consumed by men in coffee houses and by women in the home following a strict code of conduct, and tea was so expensive that only the extremely wealthy could afford it.

Today however, tea holds a unique position in British culture; it is hard to imagine the British without their afternoon cuppa. This lively and beautifully illustrated book tells the story of how tea has become Britain's national drink.

About this title

About the Author:

Claire Masset is a freelance editor and writer, specializing in art, architecture and gardens. She has an MA in Art History from St Andrews University, an M.Phil in Decorative Arts from Glasgow University and a Postgraduate Certificate in Architectural History from Oxford University; her thesis was entitled 'Shopping Arcades in Britain: A Social and Architectural Perspective'. She writes for the National Trust Magazine and many other magazines and is assistant editor of the Historic Gardens Review. She has also written and edited books for the children's publisher Usborne.

Review:

“As a devoted tea drinker, Anglophile, and history buff, I've been meaning to read up of tea's long relationship with British society. I noticed several lengthy books on the subject, but haven't picked one up until discovering the charming Tea and Tea Drinking by Claire Masset. The author condenses a remarkable history in this concise 56 page book... I'm a big fan of this publisher.” ―Andrew Brozyna, thespunkycoconut.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Shire Publications
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0747807949
• ISBN 13: 9780747807940
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 56