Household Management 1861

I have stumbled upon a most fascinating tome:

BEETON'S BOOK OF HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT , is a 1112 page epistle of all things the mistress of a proper English home would need to master.  Apparently this classic has evaded me all these years. I cannot begin to describe all this treasure trove has to offer, on every imaginable subject.  It was originally published in 24 monthly installments by Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine.  Isabella Beeton was only twenty eight when she died, from childbed fever.

There are a few pictures of selected pages on the blog