Open your refrigerator door, and you summon forth more light than the total amount enjoyed by most households in the 18th century. The world at night, for much of history, was a very dark place indeed.


At Home: A Short History of Private Life (ed. Anchor, 2010) - ISBN: 9780385533591

Bill Bryson Quotes

Open your refrigerator door, and you summon forth more light than the total amount enjoyed by most households in the 18th century. The world at...

Open your refrigerator door, and you summon forth more light than the total amount enjoyed by most households in the 18th century. The world at...

Open your refrigerator door, and you summon forth more light than the total amount enjoyed by most households in the 18th century. The world at...

Open your refrigerator door, and you summon forth more light than the total amount enjoyed by most households in the 18th century. The world at...