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Believe the Hype: Paul Gorman’s  Story of Style Bible ‘The Face’
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Believe the Hype: Paul Gorman’s  Story of Style Bible ‘The Face’

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 / 10 April 2018

Pop culture in the Thatcher/Reagan years and beyond, all photographed beautifully and polished to a high sheen. Paul Gorman guides us through the A-List parties and the corporate takeovers of 24 years of The Face.

Smells and Bells, Halls and Hells: ‘The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens’ London’
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Smells and Bells, Halls and Hells: ‘The Victorian City: Everyday Life in Dickens’ London’

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 / 22 July 2014
The mud, rain, smoke, fog, and excrement that abounded meant whatever one's rank, the weather and the smells took their toll on one's health, one's clothing, and one's nerves.
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An Era or a Dramatic Event on a Postcard: ‘A History of Britain in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps’

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 / 18 October 2013