Writing on the Wall

''A wonderful, vibrant account'' Susie Dent
''A secret history like no other'' BBC History Magazine, Books of the Year 2024

What if walls could talk? For historian Madeleine Pelling, they can - if you know where to look

An aristocrat carves obscenities into a tavern window with his diamond ring. A shopkeeper''s daughter sketches customers with a piece of coal. A desperate highwayman, condemned to dea...