Writing on the Wall by Madeleine Pelling

Writing on the Wall by Madeleine Pelling

Hear the voices of the eighteenth century: an eye-opening new history of Britain's most tumultuous period, told through its graffiti

Fascinating.. not only a history of graffiti, but also a history of the 18th century through lost voices of the people who lived through it. -- Paula Byrne * The Times *
You've read the Austen and seen the Gainsboroughs, well this is the real Eighteenth Century in the words of those who walked the streets, worked the coal seams and clung to the topsail yards. -- Dan Snow
From the ingenious starting point of a humble scratch on glass or daub on brick, Madeleine Pelling crafts a rich and complex portrait of a society in transition -- Jacqueline Riding, author * Hogarth: A Life in Progress *
An erudite, dazzling and thought-provoking study of the graffiti of the period - be its creator Romantic poet or Jacobite, King Mob or Caribbean prisoner of war, Pelling teases out lost narratives with humanity and flair -- Flora Fraser, author * Pretty Young Rebel *
An extraordinary history of ordinary people. In this original and impressive study of eighteenth-century graffiti, Pelling foregrounds the protestors, prisoners, rebels and romantics who all left their unique mark on the past -- Hannah Grieg, historian and consultant on 'Bridgerton' and 'The Favourite'

Madeleine Pelling is an award-winning cultural historian, author and broadcaster, and has held research fellowships at the universities of Yale, Edinburgh and Manchester. She is the co-host of History Hit's popular After Dark podcast and is a regular contributor for TV and radio, including for Channel 4, Sky Arts, Warner Bros and the BBC. Her words appear in the Guardian, Independent, BBC History Magazine and History Today, amongst others. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

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ISBN 13	9781800811997
ISBN 10	1800811993
Title	Writing on the Wall
Author	Madeleine Pelling
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Profile Books Ltd
Year published	2024-03-28
Number of pages	352
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