Theatres of Glass: The Woman Who Brought the Sea to the City

by Rebecca Stott

In the winter of 1847, the cloisters of Westminster Abbey enjoyed a sudden growth in popularity - though the visitors who streamed in were not of the usual kind. They were naturalists, come to see the very first marine aquarium in England, a large collection of madrepores and sea sponges kept in glass cases in the drawing-room of Ashburnham House.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904095364
• ISBN13: 9781904095361
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Short Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.