Today is International Tea Day! đŸ”
Get your cuppa ready and take a look at this aromatic blend of tea-themed literature from our collection @subugoe !đŸ§”

#InternationalTeaDay #EnglishLiterature #IrishLiterature #LiteraryStudies #AmericanHistory #CulturalStudies

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More than just the Boston Tea Party! Jane T. Merritt sees tea as a key element & problematic commodity of 18th c global trade between Revolutionary America & the British Empire

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#InternationalTeaDay #AmericanHistory #BritishHistory #EconomicHistory

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In his non-fiction book Legacy, Thomas Harding writes of the rise & fall of Lyons Corner House, a British tea institution in tea shops from the 19th c to 1970s - and the Jewish families behind it, of whom he is a descendant

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How did 19th c Americans' love for green tea shape today's concepts of Japanese tea culture? 🍃
Find out in Robert Hellyer's 2021 study on the international influence of seemingly small national customs! đŸ”

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#MaterialCulture #InternationalTeaDay

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Enjoy a good cup of tea on #InternationalTeaDay - but watch out that you don't drink too much, or you might encounter strange & unusual events, like the protagonist of #SheridanLeFanu's famous ghost story Green Tea! đŸ’đŸ”

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#IrishLiterature #GhostStories

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@LibraryAAC ah, this is probably why there is a #podcast episode with #teacontent out by the BBC today! :) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gzmkw5
BBC Radio 4 - Seriously..., Empire of Tea - Episode 1

How did a foreign plant become so British?

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