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Tea and Tea Drinking
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I sent for a cup of tee - a China drink of which I had never drank before, writes Pepys in his diary of the 25th of September, 1660. It appears, however, that it came into England in 1610; but at ten guineas a pound it could scarcely be expected to make headway. A rather large consignment was, however, received in 1657; this fell into the hands of a thriving London merchant, Mr.
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I sent for a cup of tee - a China drink of which I had never drank before, writes Pepys in his diary of the 25th of September, 1660. It appears, however, that it came into England in 1610; but at ten guineas a pound it could scarcely be expected to make headway. A rather large consignment was, however, received in 1657; this fell into the hands of a thriving London merchant, Mr.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
166 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1884
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November 23, 2020
The ratio of temperance to tea content isn’t quite what I’d hoped (the temperance poetry is, as Reade acknowledges, really painful!) but I still found this an interesting perspective and informative read. If you want to try this you need to like history - it’s more a historical text than the equivalent of a modern “the story of tea” sort of book.
It would have been better with some clearer editing - some material was repetitive (not just within the chapter, but content from earlier chapters repeated in much later chapters. Different examples of the same point, not exact duplication.) That being said I’ve read multiple books on tea and this had a lot of new content for me; I’m glad I came across it.
If you want to know how many hundreds of cats you can kill with concentrated tea, you’ll need to stick with this book until nearly the end - that tidbit is in the Friends and Foes of Tea chapter.
It would have been better with some clearer editing - some material was repetitive (not just within the chapter, but content from earlier chapters repeated in much later chapters. Different examples of the same point, not exact duplication.) That being said I’ve read multiple books on tea and this had a lot of new content for me; I’m glad I came across it.
If you want to know how many hundreds of cats you can kill with concentrated tea, you’ll need to stick with this book until nearly the end - that tidbit is in the Friends and Foes of Tea chapter.
February 18, 2021
It was interesting to read about the history and politics of tea, as well as some fun anecdotes. Tea was very high on the list for the temperance movement as well as touted for good health, but the opposite was also stated saying any stimulants be it alcohol, tobacco, tea, or coffee are bad. I guess we all have to make our own decisions, for me, I will keep my drinking my daily tea and enjoy every sip.
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