The History of Bread (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. From Pre-historic to Modern TimesBy John Ashton
Length3h 52m
About this audiobook
John Ashton's The History of Bread is a compact yet richly illustrative survey of one of civilization's most fundamental foods, tracing bread from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome through medieval regulation, early modern baking, adulteration, famine, and changing domestic habits. Written in the antiquarian mode of late Victorian social history, it combines anecdote, documentary quotation, and moral curiosity, treating bread not merely as nourishment but as a measure of class, commerce, technology, and public welfare. Ashton was an English journalist, antiquary, and popular historian whose works often recovered the textures of everyday life from pamphlets, prints, newspapers, and forgotten records. His interest in customs, trades, and material culture clearly informs this book: he approaches the loaf as an archive, revealing how laws, markets, ovens, and household practices shaped ordinary experience. His method reflects a nineteenth-century confidence that humble objects could illuminate national history. This volume is recommended to readers interested in food history, social history, and the cultural meanings of daily necessities. Though written before modern academic historiography, it remains engaging for its breadth, wit, and documentary flavor, offering a learned introduction to the long human story contained in bread.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length3 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 18, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Preface
3Chapter I: Pre-Historic Bread
4Chapter II: Corn in Egypt and Assyria
5Chapter III: Bread in Palestine
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6Chapter IV: The Bread of the Classic Lands
7Chapter V: Bread in Eastern Lands
8Chapter VI: Bread in Europe and America
9Chapter VII: Early English Bread
10Chapter VIII: How Grain Becomes Flour
11Chapter IX: The Miller and His Tolls
12Chapter X: Bread Making and Baking
13Chapter XI: Ovens Ancient and Modern
14Chapter XII: The Religious Use of Bread
15Chapter XIII: Ginger Bread and Charity Bread
16Chapter XIV: Bread Riots
17Chapter XV: Legends About Bread
18Memorable Quotes
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