Price: $19.94
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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the seller’s |
Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Format: | Hardcover | Language: | English |
| UPC: |
9780316357913 |
ISBN: |
9780316357913 |
| EAN: |
9780316357913 |
| Synopsis | |
| A scandalously honest guide to the dos and don’ts of Victorian womanhood. Have you ever wished you could live in an earlier, more romantic era? Ladies, welcome to the 19th century, where arsenic is a face cream, opium is a medicine, and all of your underwear is crotchless. (I’ll get back to that in a minute.) UNMENTIONABLE is your guide to the secrets of life as a Victorian lady, giving you detailed advice on how to maintain your youth (if you see a wrinkle, just rub lead on it!), how to please your husband (stop talking), how to manage your monthly “unwellness,” and more. Learn how much laughter is permitted a lady on the street (none). Find out what’s underneath those elegant ball gowns (whalebone corsets, crinoline cages, and crotchless pantalettes – for quick bathroom access under all that hardware). And most importantly, come away with a new appreciation of the fortitude of our great, great grandmothers. Irresistibly charming, laugh-out-loud funny, and featuring dozens of images from 19th century publications, UNMENTIONABLE will be beloved by Jane Austen fans and is the perfect gift for women of all ages. A scandalously honest guide to the secrets of Victorian womanhood. “If Unmentionable does not secure the Pulitzer Prize for Most Fascinating Book Ever, the whole gig is rigged. Therese Oneill opens the doors to everything we secretly wanted to know about the Victorian era, but didn’t think to ask. Knickers with no crotches? Check. Arsenic as a facial scrub? Check. The infrequency of bathing and the stench of the Victorian human body? Check mate. “Hilarious, horrifying, shocking and revelatory, Unmentionable is for every girl who pictured herself running through a field of wildflowers in a silk dress and Little House on the Prairie boots, only to discover she has nits in her hair, her clothes have never been washed and she sleeps with her poop under her bed in a bowl. A miracle of a book and one of my favorite reads ever, Unmentionable will be my go-to gift this year. All hail Therese Oneill for uncovering all of that dirty, dirty laundry.” — Laurie Notaro, #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Looked Different on the Model and Housebroken Have you ever wished you could live in an earlier, more romantic era? Ladies, welcome to the 19th century, where there’s arsenic in your face cream, a pot of cold pee sits under your bed, and all of your underwear is crotchless. (Why? Shush, dear. A lady doesn’t question.) UNMENTIONABLE is your hilarious, illustrated, scandalously honest (yet never crass) guide to the secrets of Victorian womanhood, giving you detailed advice on: What to wear Where to relieve yourself How to conceal your loathsome addiction to menstruating What to expect on your wedding night How to be the perfect Victorian wife Why masturbating will kill you And more Irresistibly charming, laugh-out-loud funny, and featuring nearly 200 images from Victorian publications, UNMENTIONABLE will inspire a whole new level of respect for Elizabeth Bennett, Scarlet O’Hara, Jane Eyre, and all of our great, great grandmothers. (And it just might leave you feeling ecstatically grateful to live in an age of pants, super absorbency tampons, epidurals, anti-depressants, and not-dying-of-the-syphilis-your-husband-brought-home.) NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Have you ever wished you could live in an earlier, more romantic era? Ladies, welcome to the 19th century, where there’s arsenic in your face cream, a pot of cold pee sits under your bed, and all of your underwear is crotchless. (Why? Shush, dear. A lady doesn’t question.) UNMENTIONABLE is your hilarious, illustrated, scandalously honest (yet never crass) guide to the secrets of Victorian womanhood, giving you detailed advice on: What to wear Where to relieve yourself How to conceal your loathsome addiction to menstruating What to expect on your wedding night How to be the perfect Victorian wife Why masturbating will kill you And more Irresistibly charming, laugh-out-loud funny, and featuring nearly 200 images from Victorian publications, UNMENTIONABLE will inspire a whole new level of respect for Elizabeth Bennett, Scarlet O’Hara, Jane Eyre, and all of our great, great grandmothers. (And it just might leave you feeling ecstatically grateful to live in an age of pants, super absorbency tampons, epidurals, anti-depressants, and not-dying-of-the-syphilis-your-husband-brought-home.) | |
| Product Identifiers | |
| ISBN-10 | 031635791X |
| ISBN-13 | 9780316357913 |
| eBay Product ID (ePID) | 220614389 |
| Key Details | |
| Author | Therese Oneill |
| Number Of Pages | 320 pages |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Publication Date | 2016-10-25 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Little Brown & Company |
| Publication Year | 2016 |
| Additional Details | |
| Copyright Date | 2016 |
| Illustrated | Yes |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight | 16 Oz |
| Height | 1 In. |
| Width | 6.5 In. |
| Length | 8.5 In. |
| Target Audience | |
| Group | Trade |
| Classification Method | |
| LCCN | 2016-937207 |
| LC Classification Number | HQ18.G7 |
| Dewey Decimal | 305.4209034 |
| Dewey Edition | 23 |
| Reviews | |
| “Hysterically funny and unsettlingly fascinating. This book is full of awesome.”– Jenny Lawson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened and Furiously Happy | |
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