Tea and Tea Drinking

"Tea and Tea Drinking" by Arthur Reade is a journey into the world of tea, back when it was a new and exciting beverage in England. The story starts with how tea first arrived in England, brought by the East India Company, and how people like Samuel Pepys started noticing it in their diaries. At first, tea was super rare and expensive, but soon, everyone wanted to drink it because the royal family supported it. The book then talks about how people made tea and shares fun stories about it. It also mentions how tea is good for you, setting the stage to talk about health benefits and how tea changed society.