"The Book of Household Management" by Mrs. Beeton is a detailed manual from the 1800s that serves as an educational tool for women overseeing homes, cooks, and other house staff. It provides them with necessary abilities for running a home, preparing food, and handling household tasks. From the very beginning, the author explains that she wants to create an exhaustive book because bad household management leads to problems and unhappiness. She lays out the book's organization, which covers cooking, running a household, and the jobs of different servants. The introduction shows that besides recipes, there are lessons on the background of food, planning meal costs, health tips, and legal advice connected to managing a home. It begins as a useful and educational book meant to make domestic life and family happiness better.
The Book of Household Management
By Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton
Discover how Victorian homes functioned with insights into everything from managing a kitchen to understanding the duties of each servant.
Summary
About the AuthorIsabella Mary Beeton, known as Mrs Beeton, was an English journalist, editor and writer. Her name is particularly associated with her first book, the 1861 work Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. She was born in London and, after schooling in Islington, north London, and Heidelberg, Germany, she married Samuel Orchart Beeton, an ambitious publisher and magazine editor.
Isabella Mary Beeton, known as Mrs Beeton, was an English journalist, editor and writer. Her name is particularly associated with her first book, the 1861 work Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. She was born in London and, after schooling in Islington, north London, and Heidelberg, Germany, she married Samuel Orchart Beeton, an ambitious publisher and magazine editor.
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