Isabella Beeton - Böcker

'As with the commander of an army, or the leader of any enterprise, so it is with the mistress of a house.' A founding text of Victorian middle-class identity, Household Management is today one of the great unread classics. Over a thousand pages long, and written when its author was only 22, it offered highly authoritative advice on subjects as diverse as fashion, child-care, animal husbandry, poisons, and the management of servants. To the modern reader expecting stuffy moralizing and watery vegetables, Beeton's book is a revelation: it ranges widely across the foods of Europe and beyond, actively embracing new food stuffs and techniques, mixing domestic advice with discussions of science, religion, class, industrialism and gender roles. Alternately fashionable and frugal, anxious and blusteringly self-confident, Household Management highlights the concerns of the ever-expanding Victorian middle-class at a key moment in its history. The abridged edition does justice to its high status as a cookery book, while also suggesting ways of approaching this massive, hybrid text as a significant document of social and cultural history. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Born in 1836, Isabella Beeton (known universally as Mrs Beeton) is recognised today as the foremost Victorian authority on cookery and homemaking. Though her most famous volume is undoubtedly Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management, she was also highly accomplished in all aspects of needlework.Mrs Beeton’s Guide to Embroidery, Crochet and Knitting is the ultimate guide to vintage needlework. As well as providing a nostalgic insight into times gone by, this fully illustrated and comprehensive book remains a practical and relevant guide for the modern crafter. Containing over 200 unique patterns alongside clear and engaging descriptions of key techniques, this is an essential volume for anyone with an interest in vintage fashion and needlework.

In 1861, Isabella Beeton published her iconic Book of Household Management, an invaluable guide for the Victorian housewife. Its pages contain interesting advice and a vast array of recipes for a huge range of ingredients and occasions.In Mrs Beeton’s Guide to Baking, all Mrs Beeton’s best baking advice is brought together, with her recipes arranged by season to give the modern reader both an insight into Victorian cookery and an interesting glimpse into baking with the seasons.

Originally published as 24 newspaper columns from 1859 to 1861, Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management 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.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:The HousekeeperArrangement and Economy of the KitchenIntroduction to CookerGeneral Directions for Making SoupRecipes: FishRecipes: Pork and HamRecipes: Poultry and RabbitAnd much more!In addition to offering advice on a wide range of domestic topics, this abridged edition of Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management 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.Sarah A. Chrisman, author of Victorian Secrets and This Victorian Life provides the foreword, reflecting on how she uses Mrs. Beeton’s advice on a daily basis.