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The Dress Diary: Secrets from a Victorian Woman’s Wardrobe

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Critics

81/100

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N/A

Author:

Kate Strasdin

Publisher:

Pegasus Books

Date:

June 6, 2023

A revealing portrait of Victorian life as told through the discovery of one woman's textile scrapbook.

What The Reviewers Say

Raissa Bretaña,
The New York Times Book Review
A vivid portrait.
Kathryn Hughes,
The Guardian (UK)
An extraordinarily rich record of middle-class Victorian life, both at home and abroad.
Ysenda Maxtone Graham,
The Times (UK)
A charming book of micro-history.

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