A Medieval Home Companion

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  A Riotous Delight

  I had read a part of this text in school but had to purchase the hard copy when I came across one in a used bookstore. It's a great way to see how medieval life was not to mention how hilarious some of it was. The chapter about getting rid of fleas makes me laugh every time!

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  Garnenia said on Apr 28, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  A good and quick read

  I read this in about an hour or so; it has a lot of interesting insight into the daily life of a 14th century housewife, and also has some good tips for those of us who might eventually aspire to have a kitchen garden. There are, however, some amusing points. My favorite of those was the following o ... (continue)

  I read this in about an hour or so; it has a lot of interesting insight into the daily life of a 14th century housewife, and also has some good tips for those of us who might eventually aspire to have a kitchen garden. There are, however, some amusing points. My favorite of those was the following on pages 93 and 94: "I once heard of a virtuous young lady who was seated in a crowd of male and female friends. And by chance she said teasingly to the others: 'you are crowding me so much that at least half my cunt is wrinkled.' And although she said it in fun and among her friends, thinking she was gallant, nevertheless, in private the other wise young ladies blamed her parents." Why yes, I did giggle at the 'half my cunt is wrinkled' line.

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  oleander said on Aug 5, 2007 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Hardcover 139 Pages
• Edition: 1st ed
• ISBN-10: 0060166541
• ISBN-13: 9780060166540
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Pub date: Sep 01, 1991
• Dimensions: 1548 mm x 968 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Paperback

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