Hubbub: Filth, Noise, and Stench in England, 1600-1770 by Emily Cockayne

Hubbub: Filth, Noise, and Stench in England, 1600-1770

Emily Cockayne

352 pages paperback 2007

5 editions

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
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Hubbub takes us on a not-for-the-squeamish tour of pre-Industrial Revolution England, where city streets are crowded, noisy, filthy, and reeking of smoke and decay. Focusing on offenses to the eyes, ears, nose, taste buds, and skin, the book explo...

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