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The Woman's Book of Household Management: Everything a Woman Ought to Know
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Product Description
In the dim and distant past, when a Lady had servants to look after her house, she relied on the Edwardian bible for the household: The Woman’s Book, a weighty tome full of hints and tips on how to run her home. With guidance everything from the price of setting up and furnishing a new space to how to clean, deal with paperwork, remove stains, wash and iron clothes properly, and generally how to run a house in the Edwardian period, this book is a mine of useful information, much of it still valid today, even if written in the rather formal style of 1911.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1654133 in Books
- Published on: 2007-09-28
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 224 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Florence Jack was the Kim and Aggie of her day and compiled a book for the household to rival Mrs Beeton's cookery book.
Customer Reviews
Great, but not what I expected
This is a charming and complete look at household management in early 20th century England. Quite amazing, really. Unfortunately, I happen at this time to need a 21st century look at household management for a project about widowhood, so I was out a few bucks for my carelessness. However, if you want a highly detailed encyclopedia of all that was entailed in upper class housewifery in 1911, this is your manual. You will gain respect for our predecessors and their gargantuan task of maintaining the proper home.
A great teatime read
I wouldn't follow all the suggestions in this book today (you might give yourself lead poisoning or food poisoning) but it is a great read for anyone interested in late 1800s-early 1900s household management. Some of the suggestions are still valid and are great ways to take care of household chores using low tech, off grid methods. I found the parts on inspecting a house for purchase and how to care for household linens helpful.
This book actually takes a rather enlightened view of women's worth and work compared to most from this time period, but if you are a easily offended you won't appreciate some of the remarks. Otherwise, it's a fun read and also a good starting point for anyone writing, say, historical romance from the period and needing household details.
