Project Gutenberg 2014-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 86 Reade, Arthur Tea and Tea Drinking Produced by Chris Curnow, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Tea and Tea Drinking" by Arthur Reade is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the origins, cultivation, and cultural significance of tea, delving into its introduction to England and the various ways it has been consumed and celebrated throughout society. Through its examination of tea-drinking practices, it highlights the beverage's impact on social practices and health. The opening portion of the text introduces the history of tea in England, tracing its introduction by the East India Company and early adoption in society, typified by Samuel Pepys's diary entries. It discusses the early rarity and high cost of tea, as well as the shift towards its increasing popularity, fueled by royal endorsement and the societal establishment of tea-drinking as a fashionable social activity. The text outlines various methods of tea preparation, related anecdotes, and promotes the invigorating qualities of tea, foreshadowing the broader discussions to come regarding its health benefits and societal implications. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46158/46158-h/images/cover.jpg en Tea TX Text Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: Science - General 262645 262654 2024-09-19T10:04:29.918553 2023-09-20T06:21:47.729501 text/html text/html 256206 2015-05-06T11:02:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 794392 2015-05-06T11:02:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 741751 2024-09-19T10:04:35.348511 application/epub+zip 744826 2024-09-19T10:04:30.985574 application/epub+zip 154333 2024-09-19T10:04:30.440540 application/epub+zip 833775 2024-09-19T10:04:38.615034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 803493 2024-09-19T10:04:34.774594 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214858 2022-09-21T04:29:55.644802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208928 208734 2024-09-19T10:04:29.234595 2023-09-20T06:21:47.073482 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 208684 2015-05-06T11:02:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 82228 2015-05-06T11:02:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 208677 2015-05-06T11:02:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 82181 2015-05-06T11:02:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19550 2024-09-19T10:04:38.748991 application/rdf+xml 15027 2024-09-19T10:04:30.543546 image/jpeg 1968 2024-09-19T10:04:30.491540 image/jpeg 813265 2024-09-19T10:04:29.970589 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog