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Old 17-07-2014, 09:58 PM
Renato1 (Renato)
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Originally Posted by Regulus View Post
Renato, I read this a few months ago as a review on a book about pre-industrial lifestyles in GB and have forgotten the name of the book. Did u happen to have reference to it please?
The book talks about the need to go to bed early due to lack of lighting/evening entertainment etc and that the period of wakefulness between midnight and 4am was a time that many poems, plays and prayers were done. Oh, an lots of babies got made.
I notice that some elderly friend who are in bed very early also have a midnight ramble and then back to bed for 'second sleep', so it is still with us.
Trev
Hi Trev,
This is the book mentioned in the link below,
http://www.booktopia.com.au/at-day-s...393329018.html
Cheers,
Renato
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