A Guide to Cookery in all Branches
An extensive and illustrated guide to the running of a Victorian Household.
Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management A Guide to Cookery in all Branches
Ward, Lock & Co., 1907.
New edition. 8vo. Chunky book half bound in tan calf over marbled boards. Gilt lettering and raised bands on the spine. With thirty colour plates and one hundred and forty two black and white illustrations other illustrations. One plate has a short closed tear, repaired with a small piece of clear tape. A very good copy with some creasing to some of the page edges.
Isabella Beeton was only twenty one when she started compiling her recipes and advice for newlywed women. Growing up with twenty one siblings, Beeton already had an understanding of the processes behind domestic upkeep. Her proficiency in French and German meant she was able to translate recipes and practical advice from overseas, to provide modern twists to British home-keeping. Beeton placed the ingredients list at the beginning of the recipe, something that is still implemented in modern times. After being compiled into one book, 'Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management', it sold 60,000 copies in the first year of publication. It is now regarded as one of the most extensive guides on the running of a household, the employment of servants and the structure of menus and recipes in Victorian Britain.
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