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The Weekenders: Adventures in Calcutta
Our Hidden Lives: The Everyday Diaries of a Forgotten Britain
Our Hidden Lives: The Remarkable Diaries of Postwar Britain
We are at War: The Remarkable Diaries of Five Ordinary People
We Are At War: The Diaries of Five Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times
Private Battles: Our Intimate Diaries: How the War Almost Defeated Us
Private Battles: Our Intimate Diaries: How the War Almost Defeated Us
Mauve
Mauve

By Simon Garfield

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Explains how English chemist William Perkin accidentally discovered a way to mass-produce color in a factory in 1856, and discusses how his discovery of the color mauve changed the fashion industry.

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The end of innocence
The end of innocence

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