{"product_id":"mr-hornimans-walrus","title":"Mr Hornimans Walrus By Paterson, Clare","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;‘This has everything I love in a book; drama, intrigue and a giant, stuffed mammal.’ Sue Perkins\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Mr Horniman’s Walrus\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; tells the story of the rise and fall of three generations of a remarkable and dysfunctional Victorian family – the Hornimans – exploring the lives and loves behind their extraordinary and varied legacies.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Family patriarch \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;John Horniman established the tea company that bore his name\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; in 1826, which went on to become one of the best-known brands of nineteenth-century Britain. His son \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Frederick created the eclectic and wonderful Horniman Museum\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; in London, and his granddaughter \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Annie was a theatrical impresario\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; responsible for founding Ireland’s national theatre, the Abbey. Across more than a century, the family embodied changing middle-class attitudes \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;from patriarchy to the new spirit of modernity\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;; and their progress mirrored the high point of Victorian entrepreneurialism and the changes ushered in by the Edwardian age. \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Drawing on her years of research and unfettered access to the family archive, Clare Paterson has written\u0026lt;b\u0026gt; a riveting tale\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt; of trade, collecting, the stage, sex and politics in Victorian Britain. For the first time, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Mr Horniman’s Walrus\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; unpicks the lives of this fascinating family, \u0026lt;b\u0026gt;including their slips from grace as well as their astounding achievements\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;. It’s a story of capital and culture, philanthropy and empire, but also bankruptcy, betrayal, intrigue, lunacy and deep involvement in the esoterica of the occult.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57668254695806,"sku":"NW9781789294002","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781789294002.jpg?v=1783643421","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/mr-hornimans-walrus","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}