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<p><P>&quot;Of all modern notions, the worst is this&#58; that domesticity is dull. Inside the home, they say, is dead decorum and routine; outside is adventure and variety. But the truth is that home is the only place of liberty, the only spot on earth where a man [sic] can alter arrangements suddenly, make an experiment or indulge a whim.&quot; &#151;G.K. Chesterton<P>Thus begins the Black-Out Book. At once a time capsule and a paean to domestic tranquility, the Black-Out brings together over five hundred games, pens&#191;es, puzzles, jokes, and literary snippets a simpler, yet in many ways more dangerous time than our own. Published during one of the darkest hours of British history, a time when curfews and rationing kept people close to their homes, the book offers insights into a bygone time, but can still delight 70 years on. <P>While some passages are specific to 1940's England&#151;'A thought for the petrol-rationed motorist' and 'What happened to the shilling?'&#151;others are truly timeless&#151;'Prayers of the Great' (Henry VIII, Raleigh, Plato), and 'What to do when sleep won't come.' <P>Published to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the start of WWII, but also at a t

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Author

Evelyn August; Mike Brown

Publisher

Osprey Publishing (UK)

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781846039232

Category

history

Subjects

Anthropology, Fiction, History

Rating

3.59 / 5 (15 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14