![]() Chrisman, author of Victorian Secrets and This Victorian Life provides the foreword, reflecting on how she uses Mrs. ![]() Much more than just a cookery book, or even a guide to household management, her Book of Household Management is full of historic and literary anecdotes - she aimed to give her readers a thorough. A compendium of practical information about everything from animal husbandry to child care, this Victorian classic is both fascinating and still useful. Mrs Beeton reigned supreme among the writers of domestic manuals in the Victorian era. Beeton’s Book of Household Management contains hundreds of original recipes. In addition to offering advice on a wide range of domestic topics, this abridged edition of Mrs. ISABELLA BEETON, Author of ' The Book of Household Management. Isabella Mayson was born on 12 March 1836 in London. BEETON'S ' Household Management, ' half - bound, price 7s. It meant managing the safety, happiness, comfort, and well-being of the family. Victorian author on household management and author of the famous cookery book - Mrs Beeton. Beetons Book of Household Management The 1861 Classic with Advice on Cooking, Cleaning, Childrearing, Entertaining, and More by Isabella Beeton. It meant supervising every employee, from the butler to the laundry-maid to the footman and the wet nurse. Beeton’s Book of Household Management is many things, but it is first and foremost a guide to managing a household during the nineteenth century.īeeton wrote, “As with the commander of an army, or the leader of any enterprise, so is it with the mistress of a house.” Running an extravagant household was a monumental task and a responsibility not to be taken lightly. Originally published as twenty-four newspaper columns from 1859 to 1861, Mrs. ![]()
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