Beeton, (Isabella Mary)

Summary: Annotation An almost forgotten classic though a founding text of Victorian middle-class identity,Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Managementis a volume of insight and common sense. Written by what one might now describe as a Victorian Martha Stewart, the book offers advice on fashion, child-care, animal husbandry, poisons, and the management of servants. To the modern reader expecting stuffy...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2000

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