- Published: 15 June 2015
- ISBN: 9780224101240
- Imprint: Square Peg
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 240
- RRP: $35.00
Ask the Past
Pertinent and Impertinent Advice from Yesteryear
- Published: 15 June 2015
- ISBN: 9780224101240
- Imprint: Square Peg
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 240
- RRP: $35.00
From medieval headache remedies to Renaissance pick-up lines, we are promised old-school advice to make us laugh out loud and shake our heads in amazement
Bookseller
A wonderful compendium of received wisdom from our forebears, this endlessly fascinating book provides the answer to conundrums that still vex us today. From sleeplessness to weight loss, table manners to taming wayward eyebrows, 900 years of sage, thoughtful and downright bizarre advice is interspersed with witty commentary by the author. A must for anyone with an eye to the curious world of the past.
Tracy Borman
The perfect book for anyone who wants really preposterous advice
Harry Ritchie, Daily Mail
This compendium has all the qualities of a well-curated cabinet of curiosities
Juanita Coulson, 4 stars, Lady
If you're more inclined to take the advice of an ancient monk than write Dear Abby, you're in luck. Ask The Past is here to help.
Open Culture