Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management
the 1861 classic with advice on cooking, cleaning, childrearing, entertaining, and more
$24.96
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
24 January 2021
Summary
The Victorian Household: A Modern Guide
Originally published as newspaper columns from 1859 to 1861, Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management is a guide to managing a nineteenth-century household.
Beeton wrote, “As with the commander of an army, or the leader of any enterprise, so is it with the mistress of a house.” Running a household was a monumental task, meaning supervising every employee, from the butler to the laundry-maid, and managing the family’s safety,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781510760257 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1510760253 |
| Author: | Isabella Beeton, Sarah A. Chrisman |
| Publisher: | Skyhorse Publishing |
| Imprint: | Skyhorse Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 24 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 152mm x 25mm |
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About The Author
Isabella Beeton
Isabella Beeton was born Isabella Mary Mayson (1836–1865). After marrying a London publisher, she wrote domestic columns and translated French texts. Her first work was published when she was twenty-two. She died at the age of twenty-eight of an infection she contracted during the birth of her fourth child.
Sarah A. Chrisman is the author of Victorian Secrets and This Victorian Life, as well as the editor of True Ladies & Proper Gentlemen. Alongside her husband, Gabriel, she gives presentations on nineteenth-century fashion and culture. She resides in Port Townsend, Washington.
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