Book of Household Management
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An almost forgotten classic though a founding text of Victorian middle-class identity,Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management is 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 verbosity or heavy moralizing, Beeton’s book is a revelation: it explores the foods of Europe and beyond, suggesting new food stuffs and techniques, mixing domestic advice with discussions of science, religion, class, industrialism and gender roles. Alternately frugal and fashionable, anxious and self confident, the book highlights the concerns of the growing Victorian middle-class at a key moment in its history. This abridged edition serves as a cookery book, while documenting a significant aspect of Victorian social and cultural history.
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Laura M. Antoniou on Sat, 24th Apr 2010 4:33 am
Anyone who fetishizes the Victorian life as a model for living should own this book, either in the facsimile edition or the Oxford abridged version.
Rating: 4 / 5
Mrs. T. M. KITCHEN on Sat, 24th Apr 2010 6:25 am
This book is fascenating, full of all sorts of information and cooking recipes from days gone by.
It will take me awhile to go through it, and I am sure much of the information will be used and passed on.
I bought one for my girlfriend and one for my daughter both back in Oregon, USA.
T.Kitchen
Rating: 4 / 5
Marina Kushner on Sat, 24th Apr 2010 8:23 am
Take a trip back in time and delve into the tips in this book, which are still valid today.
Rating: 5 / 5
Peggy Miller on Sat, 24th Apr 2010 9:47 am
This is just a wonderful travel back in time. Such timely advice that it can still be applied today. Imagine that!
Rating: 5 / 5
Andrew Sherman on Sat, 24th Apr 2010 11:28 am
How silly to describe this as “an almost forgotten classic” when this is the most famous English cookery book ever published.
Rating: 3 / 5