Walls are famous for their ears – but they can also speak: Pelling gathers these silent shouts into a remarkable history through the scratchings and carvings in prisons, walls, lead roofs, table-tops… A turbulent society in its own words.
Writing on the Wall: Graffiti, Rebellion and the Making of Eighteenth-Century Britain
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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978180081199728/03/2024
Categories: 02. New Year 2024: History, History, New Year 2024
Tag: British History
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