The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes: Secrets from a Victorian Woman's Wardrobe by Kate Strasdin Chatto & Windus 320 pages, £22
If ever I were looking for a historical detective with whom to team up, Kate
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It seems extraordinary now but, until smoking in enclosed public places was banned in Scotland in 2006 and the rest of the UK in 2007, going to the bar in Britain's pubs often involved walking through an acrid, carcinogenic smog. Why did this situati
