The coffee-house
Subtitle: a cultural history
By: Markman Ellis.
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: Coffeehouses -- History.; Coffeehouses -- Social aspects.; Coffeehouses -- England -- London -- History.; London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 17th century.; London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century.; London (England) -- History -- 17th century.; London (England) -- History -- 18th century.
Description: "How did coffee redefine the experience of metropolitan life? This wide-ranging history tells the story of the coffee-house, from its emergence in London in the mid-seventeenth century to today's spectacular growth of coffee-bar chains such as Starbucks."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.