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AT HOME: A SHORT HISTORY OF PRIVATE LIFE [PAPERBACK]Author : BRYSON, BILLPublisher : TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERSLanguage : ENGLISH, Size (W x H) : 110x180x40, Weight : 0.35Number of page : 700, Publication Date : 01/05/2011
If you'd like to add this one to your Amazon wishlist and I'll send it along. Amazon says it will arrive by the 23rd, just in time.
At home is a great read. It is basically a way of discussing many interesting facts and events throughout history, draped over a rough scaffold of investigation into the beginnings of a house. Highly recommend.
I can't believe no one has mentioned it yet, but you'd love Bill Bryson's book At Home. It's written for a general audience so some stuff may not be new to you, but it is all encompassing and pretty much covers the exact period you're talking about. I'm on my second read through now. It's funny too!
Edit: Oh, just read that you're from Australia. If you live in Melbourne you should go to the Rippon Lea Estate and take the tour. The house has been around since the 1860's (I think). It's like a little museum of life in Australia around the turn of the century. Plus the gardens are fantastically beautiful.