Pelling, Madeleine
Writing on the Wall: Graffiti, Rebellion and the Making of Eighteenth-Century Britain
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- ISBN 13:
- 9781800811997
- author:
- Pelling, Madeleine
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Profile Books Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 23.6 x 15.8 x 3.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, European,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Discover the hidden stories of Britain's most rebellious and transformative century through the marks left behind by its citizens. Historian Madeleine Pelling explores the world-changing events that defined lives, from political prisoners to sex workers, homesick sailors, Romantic poets, and artisans of the industrial revolution.
Through graffiti, evidence of ordinary people's experiences is brought into focus, shedding light on lost voices from all walks of society. From the centre of London to the islands of the Caribbean, Pelling uncovers the lives, loves, triumphs, and failures scratched into walls, chalked up on doors, and etched into windows.
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