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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Laura Wright (Professor of English, Professor of English, University of Cambridge)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 0.688kg ISBN: 9780197266557ISBN 10: 019726655 Pages: 250 Publication Date: 05 March 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations Acknowledgements List of illustrations Introduction 1: The Earliest London House Names 2: Victorian Villas 3: London's First Sunnysiders 4: Religion, Fame, and Sunnyside 5: Sunnyside and the North Appendix 1 Pre-1400 London House Names Appendix 2 House Names from William Porlond's Book Appendix 3 Stagecoach Names Sunnyside Gazetteer References IndexReviewsThere are books that wrap up a subject, and books that send the mind wandering serendipitously. Laura Wright's Sunnyside does both ... meticulously researched with respect to both the origins and the occurrences of houses called Sunnyside ... This is a provocative and enticing history of the now sadly neglected custom of naming one's house. * Christina Hardyment, Times Literary Supplement * A select bibliography presents the wide array of manuscripts, printed and on-line sources used in compiling this intriguing book that moves from medieval London to branches of non-conformism and Victorian villas, then back to historic solskifte and forward again to house names in our own time. This remarkable work of erudition is not for the faint hearted. The Sunnyside journey taken by Laura Wright is complicated, even labyrinthine, but sharing it with her is well worth the effort. * Hugh Clout, Cercles * There are books that wrap up a subject, and books that send the mind wandering serendipitously. Laura Wright's Sunnyside does both ... meticulously researched with respect to both the origins and the occurrences of houses called Sunnyside ... This is a provocative and enticing history of the now sadly neglected custom of naming one's house. * Christina Hardyment, Times Literary Supplement * Author InformationDr Laura Wright is a historical sociolinguist. As an undergraduate she studied English Language at the University of Edinburgh, and completed her doctorate at the University of Oxford, where she analysed the grammatical and lexical make-up of the Medieval Latin/Anglo-Norman French/Middle English mixed-language documents of London Bridge. She is currently a Reader in English Language at the University of Cambridge, where she has worked since 1996. She publishes on medieval mixed-language business writing, on the development of extraterritorial Englishes, on the language of London and trading, and the development of place-names. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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