The Concise Mrs. Beeton's Book Of Cookery

by Isabella Beeton, Bridget Jones

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Hardcover

First published January 1, 1912

About the author

Isabella Mary Beeton (née Mayson), universally known as Mrs Beeton, was the English author of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management, and is one of the most famous cookery writers.

Popularly known as "Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management", it was a guide to running a Victorian household, with advice on fashion, childcare, animal husbandry, poisons, the management of servants, science, religion, and industrialism.

Of the 1,112 pages, over 900 contained recipes, such that another popular name for the volume is "Mrs Beeton's Cookbook". Most of the recipes were illustrated with coloured engravings, and it was the first book to show recipes in a format that is still used today. It is said that many of the recipes were actually plagiarised from earlier writers (including Eliza Acton), but the Beetons never claimed that the book's contents were original. It was intended as a guide of reliable information for the aspirant middle classes. Mrs Beeton is perhaps described better as its compiler and editor than as its author, many of the passages clearly being not her own words.

Reviews

[S Vanorse · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have an original, 1912 edition, purchased at our local library sale for $2. This is like going into the past, it is sad that Mrs. Beetons died at the age of 28, shortly after giving birth. I can just imagine what her future would have been. Anyone who loves cookbooks, and history should read one of these oldies in its original form. This is priceless, we have it so easy. I can just imagine what Mrs. Beetons would have thought of the Internet, I am sure she would have mastered it rather well.