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Isabella Beeton

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born

March 12, 1836

died

February 06, 1865

gender

female

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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...more

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Books by Isabella Beeton

Average rating: 3.82 · 182 ratings · 43 reviews · 47 distinct works

	Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management 3.84 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 1861 — 52 editions	My rating:
	Beeton's Book of Needlework 3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1986 — 16 editions	My rating:
	The Best of Mrs Beeton's Household Tips 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	The Campaign for Domestic Happiness 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Best Of Mrs. Beeton's Easy Everyday Cooking 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	My rating:
	A Victorian Alphabet of Everyday Recipes 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Best Of Mrs Beeton's Christmas 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	My rating:
	The Best of Mrs Beeton's Cakes and Baking 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Best of Mrs Beeton's British Cooking 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Mrs. Beeton's Traditional Christmas: Recipes, Gifts, Customs, and Games from a Bygone Era 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1994	My rating:

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Series by Isabella Beeton

Mrs Beeton's Cookery Collection (6 books)
by Isabella Beeton

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Quotes by Isabella Beeton

“A place for everything, and everything in its place.”
― Isabella Beeton

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“Afternoon tea should be provided, fresh supplies, with thin bread-and-butter, fancy pastries, cakes, etc., being brought in as other guests arrive.”
― Isabella Beeton, Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management

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