Essential Beeton: Recipes and Tips from the Original Domestic Goddess - Tapa dura

The indefatigable Mrs Beeton was crowned The domestic goddess long before the likes of Nigella started dispensing kitchen wisdom and licking chocolate off their fingers. Beautifully produced and encapsulating the cream of her Household Management Bible, Essential Beeton Includes pearls of wisdom on housework (and the importance of elbow grease), home hairdressing, child rearing and some of Mrs B's most celebrated recipes.

Mrs. Beeton has always been considered the first lady of household management, and her influence can still be felt in every feather of a duster.