The short life and long times of Mrs. Beeton
By: Kathryn Hughes.
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 480
Subjects: Beeton, Mrs. 1836-1865; Home economists -- Great Britain -- Biography; Home economics -- England -- History; Cookery, English -- History
Genres: Biography.
Description: A portrait of the life of the domestic diva of Victorian England profiles Isabella Beeton, the woman behind Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management, a period collection of recipes and domestic advice.