The book of household management

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1. Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary), 1836-1865

The book of household management... : also sanitary, medical, and legal memoranda; with a history of the origin, properties, and uses of all things connected with home life and comfort / by Isabella Beeton. (London : S.O. Beeton, 1861).

Although it was not the first, Mrs. Beeton's Book of household management, remains the iconic cook book. Isabella Beeton was married to the publisher Samuel Orchart Beeton and edited his English Woman’s Domestic magazine.

Her Book of household management appeared in parts from 1859 to 1861. Pictured is the first book edition. As well as recipes, it includes chapters on how to manage a home.

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