Susan Irvine

An account of the perfume industry provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the subject, from myth to manufacture to its top names, citing the relationship between fragrance and fashion while offering tips on selecting a perfume.

The Creation and Allure of Classic Fragrances

Perfume

Iain Gale

Examines the origins of the Laura Ashley design tradition and shows how to achieve the Laura Ashley look in the home

Laura Ashley Style

Winfried Rudolf

Childhood & Adolescence in Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture counters the generally received wisdom that early medieval childhood and adolescence were an unremittingly bleak experience. The contributors analyse representations of children and their education in Old English, Old Norse and Anglo-Latin writings, including hagiography, heroic poetry, riddles, legal documents, philosophical prose and elegies. Within and across these linguistic and generic boundaries some key themes emerge: the habits and expectations of name-giving, expressions of childhood nostalgia, the role of uneducated parents, and the religious zeal and rebelliousness of youth. After decades of study dominated by adult gender studies, Childhood & Adolescence in Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture rebalances our understanding of family life in the Anglo-Saxon era by reconstructing the lives of medieval children and adolescents through their literary representation.

Childhood & Adolescence in Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture

Evoking the scent of 200 of the world's greatest perfumes, award-winning author Susan Irvine describes each fragrance in detail, combining technical details about notes with fashion insider's stories about the origins of scents and the people who created them.

Susan Irvine

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