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EAN: 9781841153735 Format: Import ISBN: 1841153737 Label: HarperCollins Canada / 4th Estate Manufacturer: HarperCollins Canada / 4th Estate Number Of Pages: 544 Publication Date: November 10, 2005 Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / 4th Estate Studio: HarperCollins Canada / 4th Estate Related Items:
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 Rating:  - The Short Life and Long Times of Mrs. BeetonAs someone who is interested in the domestic arts, I had previousely purchased a facsimile of the original Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management. When I purused its pages, I remember asking myself, "I wonder what made her such an authority" because there's nothing in the book that tells the reader where or how Mrs. Beeton obtained her knowledge. I knew nothing of the author, other than that she was married to a publisher -- that is until I read this book.... Kathryn Hughes tells ... Read More Rating: - Surprises abound in this look at writing and womenThere used to be a time that if you were a newlywed young woman in Britain or the vast reaches of the Commonwealth, one of the presents you were likely to recieve at your wedding was a book. It was usually a rather thick and massive book, full of tidbits of what was expected of the middle class lady of the house, how to prepare meals, instructions for handling servants, or at least the daily help, simple medical and scientific information, and being a general 'help all' book that was aimed at a single ... Read More Rating:  - Portrait of another era and a British domestic iconI am a fan of Isabella Beeton, and I have a facsimile copy (ordered on amazon from a British bookseller) of the first edition, 1861 "Beeton's Book of Household Management." Strange as it may seem, I have made some of the recipes from the book in my 21st century kitchen! I find this classic compendium a delight to browse through, as I enjoy the brisk, authoritative tone of the Victorian author. Kathryn Hughes's 400 page (plus extensive footnotes and bibliography) biography is a surprisingly ... Read More Rating: - A vibrant portrait of evolving Victorian societyThumbing through a hefty copy of "Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management" you form a picture of the author as an authoritative, practical, middle-aged Victorian matron, the very image of respectable domesticity. But except for her practicality, nothing could be further from the truth. Isabella Beeton was dead before she was 30. The book that made her a household name in Britain was published when she was 24. She didn't know much about running a household - with or without servants - and according ... Read More Rating:  - VariableIn spite of the hard work that has evidently gone into the writing of this book, the results are variable. Too much irrelevant material gets a look in, and too much tedious commentary about Mrs Bee's after-life. I feel somehow that Ms Hughes wanted to write something more meaningful, but was stumped by lack of firsthand evidence. 
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