{"product_id":"mr-hornimans-walrus-legacies-of-a-remarkable-victorian-family","title":"Mr Horniman's Walrus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘This has everything I love in a book; drama, intrigue and a giant, stuffed mammal.’ Sue Perkins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Horniman’s Walrus\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the rise and fall of three generations of a remarkable and dysfunctional Victorian family – the Hornimans – exploring the lives and loves behind their extraordinary and varied legacies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFamily patriarch \u003cb\u003eJohn Horniman established the tea company that bore his name\u003c\/b\u003e in 1826, which went on to become one of the best-known brands of nineteenth-century Britain. His son \u003cb\u003eFrederick created the eclectic and wonderful Horniman Museum\u003c\/b\u003e in London, and his granddaughter \u003cb\u003eAnnie was a theatrical impresario\u003c\/b\u003e responsible for founding Ireland’s national theatre, the Abbey. Across more than a century, the family embodied changing middle-class attitudes \u003cb\u003efrom patriarchy to the new spirit of modernity\u003c\/b\u003e; and their progress mirrored the high point of Victorian entrepreneurialism and the changes ushered in by the Edwardian age. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on her years of research and unfettered access to the family archive, Clare Paterson has written\u003cb\u003e a riveting tale\u003c\/b\u003e of trade, collecting, the stage, sex and politics in Victorian Britain. For the first time, \u003ci\u003eMr Horniman’s Walrus\u003c\/i\u003e unpicks the lives of this fascinating family, \u003cb\u003eincluding their slips from grace as well as their astounding achievements\u003c\/b\u003e. It’s a story of capital and culture, philanthropy and empire, but also bankruptcy, betrayal, intrigue, lunacy and deep involvement in the esoterica of the occult.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael O'Mara Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40135465697363,"sku":"","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781789294002_94be65ad-4284-405f-9105-63d3fab21199.jpg?v=1765370746","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/mr-hornimans-walrus-legacies-of-a-remarkable-victorian-family","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}