Iris MacFarlane is the mother of Alan MacFarlane and was for many years married to a tea-planter in Assam. She wrote for History Today in the 1960s and has published many books, most notably her translations of Assamese and Gaelic folk stories. In the early 1990s Iris appeared extensively on the BBC British Empire series Ruling Passions.
4 Ebooks by Iris Macfarlane
Alan Macfarlane & Iris Macfarlane: Green Gold
Apart from water, tea is more widely consumed than any other food or drink. Tens of billions of cups are drunk every day. How and why has tea conquered the world? Tea was the first global product. It …
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€12.99
Iris MacFarlane & Alan Macfarlane: Empire of Tea
This cultural, political, and social history of tea presents a “fascinating picture of tea's impact on the lives of millions of people around the world.” (Publishers Weekly) …
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€3.72
Iris Macfarlane: Robert Chambers of Edinburgh
This is a book on the life and times of Robert Chambers, founder of W. & R. Chambers publishers. Although there are now books based on some of his letters and on the impact of one of his books, The …
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€50.30
Iris Macfarlane: Robert Chambers of Edinburgh
This is a book on the life and times of Robert Chambers, founder of W. & R. Chambers publishers. Although there are now books based on some of his letters and on the impact of one of his books, The …
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English
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€49.93
