Beeton's Book of Needlework. Consisting of Descriptions and I... by Isabella Beeton

Only those who knew the extent of the late Mrs. The best attainable workers have contributed to this volume.

Other hands have brought to a conclusion her original plans. Her great wish was that her BOOK OF NEEDLEWORK should be as valuable in its way to her Countrywomen as her work upon Household Management was useful in showing the best mode of providing for the diurnal wants of families.

This preface appeared in the book after her passing. CHANCELLOR PRESS Beeton's Book of Needlework was originally published in Great Britain in 1870 by Ward, Lock, and Tyler.' Every Pattern and Stitch Described and Engraved with the utmost Accuracy and the Exact Quantity of Material requisite for each Pattern stated. CONSISTING OF DESCRIPTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS, ILLUSTRATED BY SIX HUNDRED ENGRAVINGS, OF TATTING PATTERNS. She shared sensible information on many subjects from laundry to lace. Her books on Household Management gave practical advice to many women. Men are now so well served out of doors, -at their clubs, well-ordered taverns, and dining-houses, that in order to compete with the attractions of these places, a mistress must be thoroughly acquainted with the theory and practice of cookery, as well as be perfectly conversant with all the other arts of making and keeping a comfortable home.Isabella Beeton would smile to hear herself called a 'household' name. I have always thought that there is no more fruitful source of family discontent than a housewife's badly cooked dinners and untidy ways. What moved me, in the first instance, to attempt a work like this, was the discomfort and suffering which I had seen brought upon men and women by household mismanagement. From the preface, 'I must frankly own, that if I had known, beforehand, that this book would have cost me the labor that it has, I should never have been courageous enough to commence it. While certainly not a modern book on these topics, this guide provides great insights into the daily tasks of the 19th century. This included advice about cooking, child rearing, hygiene, servant's pay, and much more. Beeton addressed a variety of issues relating to this historically transitional period. Written in the midst of the Industrial Revolution, Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management has been a benchmark guide for all aspects of running the middle class Victorian household.

Beeton's Book of Needlework. Consisting of Descriptions and I... by Isabella Beeton