{"product_id":"mrs-beetons-book-of-household-management-the-1861-classic-with-advice-on-cooking-cleaning-childrearing-entertaining-and-more-9781510760257","title":"Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management: The 1861 Classic with Advice on Cooking, Cleaning, Childrearing, Entertaining, and More","description":"\u003cb\u003eOriginally published as 24 newspaper columns from 1859 to 1861, \u003ci\u003eMrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management\u003c\/i\u003e was at first a guide to managing a household. Today it is a fascinating look at the past and a guide to forgotten skills that can be used today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 an extravagant household was a monumental task and a responsibility not to be taken lightly. It meant supervising every employee, from the butler to the laundry-maid to the footman and the wet nurse. It meant managing the safety, happiness, comfort, and well-being of the family. Chapters include: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Housekeeper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArrangement and Economy of the Kitchen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction to Cooker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeneral Directions for Making Soup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecipes: Fish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecipes: Pork and Ham\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecipes: Poultry and Rabbit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e In addition to offering advice on a wide range of domestic topics, this abridged edition of \u003ci\u003eMrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management\u003c\/i\u003e contains hundreds of original recipes. A compendium of practical information about everything from animal husbandry to child care, this Victorian classic is both fascinating and still useful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sarah A. Chrisman, author of \u003ci\u003eVictorian Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThis Victorian Life\u003c\/i\u003e provides the foreword, reflecting on how she uses Mrs. Beeton's advice on a daily basis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsabella Beeton\u003c\/b\u003e 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-five of an infection she contracted during the birth of her fourth child. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah A. Chrisman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eVictorian Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThis Victorian Life\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the editor of \u003ci\u003eTrue Ladies \u0026amp; Proper Gentlemen.\u003c\/i\u003e Alongside her husband, Gabriel, she gives presentations on nineteenth-century fashion and culture. She resides in Port Townsend, Washington.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50528681394450,"sku":"9781510760257","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0f3e124d-e53b-4b3f-9079-6328ae46d8ff.jpg?v=1731334482","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mrs-beetons-book-of-household-management-the-1861-classic-with-advice-on-cooking-cleaning-childrearing-entertaining-and-more-9781510760257","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}