by Isabella Beeton
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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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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 excellent, 2008-03-13
this is by far one of the most well-received gifts i given to people - especially if they're Virgos! It's real, and it takes you back to another time, when you have to know the proper way to treat servants, dye wool, and boil beef for a sick person. actually, i've tried some of the recipes, and they're not bad -especailly the cakes.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Timeless Advice, 2007-04-04
Take a trip back in time and delve into the tips in this book, which are still valid today.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
wonderful book, 2007-03-31
This is just a wonderful travel back in time. Such timely advice that it can still be applied today. Imagine that!
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
 A must for the Victorian fetishist, 2006-07-08
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.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
Simple life? I think not!, 2005-11-08
This book is written in such a way that you are drawn into the past and standing alongside the mistress of the house...planning your day and making sure the "household help" do their jobs well. It certainly reminds us of the benfits we have currently - with washing machines, dishwashers, automobiles, pre-packaged food and yes,fast food, yet still don't have enough time to do all the things we need/want to do. How would you like to dress your own cow or help make every article of clothing you wear (even though the "hired help" did most of it)? A brief introduction to the book instills in the reader a sense of where Mrs. Beeton arrived at her thoughts for "proper household management." She seems to have been frustrated by societal changes she was witnessing and wanted her "good ol' days" to return. It is a book I highly recommend not only for the history, but for the entertainment value. I could not put it down once I started.
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