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Behind the Closed Door: Privacy by Design in 19th-Century Houses

She knocked at the parlor door, “and was answered by a low ‘come in.’ She opened it, entered, and closed it.” (Eliza Meteyard, Mainstone’s Housekeeper, 1864) Yes, that’s right. Doors—like the one in this novel from the 1860s—were generally kept … Continue reading

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