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# Shopping, Seduction & Mr. Selfridge

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Review: A great history of Selfridge, department stores, Britain, shopping, and the rise of the middle class - If you like the show, I think you will like this book. This book is a history of Harry Selfridge and his eponymous department store, but it is also a history of shopping, fashion, Britain, the rise of the middle class, and the dramatic economic and political changes that occurred in Britain during the first third of the twentieth century. I absolutely loved it. There are some huge differences between the book and the show, so definitely do not go into the book with expectations of reading about some of the characters in the show. Rose Selfridge (Harry's wife) actually plays a very small role in the book, as compared to her big role in the show. Similarly, some of the other characters in the show are really amalgamations of many people. However, the overall themes of the show absolutely ring true. Selfridge really was an unfailingly positive man with an eye for detail and huge dreams, though he suffered from a crippling gambling addiction and was a compulsive philanderer. And Selfridge did revolutionize shopping. The book is very fast and enthralling read, combining information about macro global changes (like the changing role of women in society, the decline of the British aristocracy, World War I, etc) with details about Selfridge's personal and professional lives. I thought the author was also unbiased. She presented Selfridge as a man with incredible business sense who at the same time could not manage his own personal finances and had a weakness for gold-digging women. It's one of the best non-fiction books I have read in awhile, and I highly, highly recommend it.
Review: Birth of the British Department store - Selfridge lead an interesting life and this book tells you about most of it. It doesn't go into great details about his personal life but it does share enough info that you can fill in the blanks. Overall I found this book very interesting and would recommend it to anyone interested in retail history.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #385,401 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #75 in Retailing Industry (Books) #298 in Company Business Profiles (Books) #605 in Biographies of Business & Industrial Professionals |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (1,208) |
| Dimensions  | 5.19 x 0.84 x 8 inches |
| Edition  | Media tie-in |
| ISBN-10  | 0812985044 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0812985047 |
| Item Weight  | 9.6 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 336 pages |
| Publication date  | February 12, 2013 |
| Publisher  | Random House Publishing Group |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great history of Selfridge, department stores, Britain, shopping, and the rise of the middle class
*by C***E on May 1, 2014*

If you like the show, I think you will like this book. This book is a history of Harry Selfridge and his eponymous department store, but it is also a history of shopping, fashion, Britain, the rise of the middle class, and the dramatic economic and political changes that occurred in Britain during the first third of the twentieth century. I absolutely loved it. There are some huge differences between the book and the show, so definitely do not go into the book with expectations of reading about some of the characters in the show. Rose Selfridge (Harry's wife) actually plays a very small role in the book, as compared to her big role in the show. Similarly, some of the other characters in the show are really amalgamations of many people. However, the overall themes of the show absolutely ring true. Selfridge really was an unfailingly positive man with an eye for detail and huge dreams, though he suffered from a crippling gambling addiction and was a compulsive philanderer. And Selfridge did revolutionize shopping. The book is very fast and enthralling read, combining information about macro global changes (like the changing role of women in society, the decline of the British aristocracy, World War I, etc) with details about Selfridge's personal and professional lives. I thought the author was also unbiased. She presented Selfridge as a man with incredible business sense who at the same time could not manage his own personal finances and had a weakness for gold-digging women. It's one of the best non-fiction books I have read in awhile, and I highly, highly recommend it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Birth of the British Department store
*by K***R on January 13, 2025*

Selfridge lead an interesting life and this book tells you about most of it. It doesn't go into great details about his personal life but it does share enough info that you can fill in the blanks. Overall I found this book very interesting and would recommend it to anyone interested in retail history.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great read
*by K***S on May 29, 2014*

I really didn't think that I would like the book after watching the series. I was wrong. The book is a wonderful read and a compelling story of a very unusual man. Selfridge changed so much about the shopping "experience"; many of the things we take for granted today were innovations in his time. The story about how the perfume counter was moved to the front of the store is a great example. Selfridge had it moved close to the door to counter the street smells - remember, horses were still pulling carriages and the streets were a mess of mud and manure. Enter any department store now, and, the perfume is still the first thing you run into. Hopefully I won't be spoiling the book for anyone if I make reference to the end of Selfridges life by saying how very sad. Seems like the company used him up and booted him out. All in all, I recommend this if you are interested in those little pieces of history that you never hear about in school but still make a big difference in our lives today.

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