The Ritz London Book of Afternoon Tea £6.99
Two English institutions, The Ritz hotel and afternoon tea are explored in this Edwardian style book. It explores the history of the ceremony of making tea and includes beautiful illustrations and passages by authors including Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde.If that were not enough, it is packed with more than 50 recipes for sandwiches, crumpets and muffins as well as a guide to different tea blends.Helen Simpson is the author of ''Four Bare Legs in a Bed''.