Empire Of Things

“A masterpiece of historical research but also, much more importantly, a delight to read . . . a rare and beautiful thing”

Gerard DeGroot, The Times

“I read Empire Of Things with unflagging fascination . . . elegant, adventurous and colourful . . . gleefully provocative”

John Preston, Daily Mail

“Such a pleasure to read . . . From Victorian department stores to modernist kitchens, his book revels in the things that most historians tend to overlook”

Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times

“Fascinating. You can't not learn something new here . . . [An] epic tale”

Independent