From Kitchen to Garret: Hints for Young Householders

by Jane Ellen Panton

'I do not think that young married people quite comprehend how much of their comfort depends upon the domestic arrangements.'

In nineteenth-century England, securing an advantageous marriage was an almost universal concern - but what happened after the confetti had settled? This domestic handbook describes and advises how to avoid the perils awaiting couples setting up their home, from choosing a house and interior decoration to managing servants.
At the time this was a best selling book; it encouraged popular interest in the nuances of domestic taste and economy; it now serves as a useful guide for those hoping to recreate Victorian decor, as well as giving a glimpse into an age when passions could be roused by wall-to-wall carpeting and a marriage destroyed by a husband's indigestion.
This is a reproduction of the eighth edition.
Contains index and illustrations.

320 pages, Hardcover

First published August 2, 1887

About the author

Writing as Mrs Panton Jane Ellen Panton was the second daughter of the artist William Powell Frith, and a journalist and author on domestic issues.. She was an expert on domestic issues; works including: A Gentlewoman's Home: The Whole Art of Building, Furnishing, and Beautifying the Home published in 1896. Suburban Residences and How to Circumvent Them published in 1896.' to 'Writing as Mrs Panton Jane Ellen Panton (1847-1923) was the second daughter of the artist William Powell Frith, and a journalist and author on domestic issues. She was an expert on domestic issues; works including: A Gentlewoman's Home: The Whole Art of Building, Furnishing, and Beautifying the Home published in 1896. Suburban Residences and How to Circumvent Them published in 1896.

Reviews

[Nerina · Rating 5 out of 5]

1890 hardback 7th edition

[Travis Earl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent Victorian period primary source.