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The Social History of Smoking

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(1,9 Sterne; 5 Bewertungen)

This work tells the history of smoking in England from the social point of view. Thus it does not deal with the history of tobacco growing or tobacco related manufacture, but is rather the story of how smoking has fitted in with the fashions and customs throughout the ages, and the changes in the attitude of society towards smoking. (Summary by Maikki) (7 hr 3 min)

Chapters

Preface

3:36

Read by Maire Rhode

The First Pipes of Tobacco Smoked in England

27:11

Read by Maire Rhode

Tobacco Triumphant: Smoking Fashionable and Universal

27:46

Read by Maire Rhode

Tobacco Triumphant (continued) Sellers of Tobacco and Professors of the Art of …

29:17

Read by Anna Roberts

Cavalier and Roundhead Smokers

20:30

Read by TriciaG

Smoking in the Restoration Era

22:08

Read by manicolaus

Smoking Under King William III and Queen Anne

29:06

Read by Roger Melin

Smoking Unfashionable: Early Georgian Days

39:00

Read by Maire Rhode

Smoking Unfashionable (Continued)

29:13

Read by TriciaG

Signs of Revival

35:27

Read by John W. Michaels

Early Victorian Days

47:09

Read by WangHaojie

Later Victorian Days

22:11

Read by TriciaG

Smoking In The Twentieth Century

19:34

Read by Mark Penfold

Smoking by Women

28:20

Read by MixieArmadillo

Smoking in Church

16:59

Read by Ian Hatley

Tobacconists’ Signs

26:11

Read by Jason Mayoff

Bewertungen

A mixture of good and bad parts

(2 Sterne)

I enjoyed large sections of this recording, but there are some problems with a few chapters, most notably that the final chapter is cut off. It only loses about three paragraphs from the original text, but its always irritating when you are reading a book and some villain has torn out the last two pages. The rating would be higher if you are particularly well read in terms of English literature, so that the smoking habits of various writers are more captiviating.

Truncated last chapter

(0 Sterne)

Noted, and will get the last paragraphs re-recorded and added. January 11, 2012 - final chapter now has the missing text added.

Interesting book indeed.

(0,5 Sterne)

Yet I cannot stand to listen to female readers.