Boston Victorians
Boston Victorians
Antique English Victorian style life size plaster bustAugust 27, 2010 by admin
Mrs Beeton’s Household Book: An Entertaining Glimpse of Upstairs & Downstairs Life in the Victorian HomeMay 13, 2010 by admin
Product Description Providing a social history of household life in Mrs. Beeton’s time, this guide offers advice to the mistress of the house who needed to be a combination of Dr. Spock, Delia Smith, Martha Stewart, Florence Nightingale, an army general, and an accountant. Covering every aspect of running a Victorian household, Mrs. Beeton provided recipes as well as advice on managing servants, childcare, etiquette, looking after invalids, and even dealing with the tax man. But it is the glimpse into life in Victorian times which is the most fascinating part of her original book and which is reproduced here together with informative commentary from Kay Fairfax and many of the original illustrations. Whether you are looking for her advice on how to make the home the center of entertainment and family life (the Victorian housewife’s main mission in life), or seeking instruction on how to promote the growth of hair, apply leeches, or make book polish; what to wear for breakfast; or what Mrs. Beeton’s views are on the rearing and management of children and the care of invalids; you will find it in this highly readable book.
Life in a Victorian HomeMarch 15, 2010 by admin
Inside the Victorian Home: A Portrait of Domestic Life in Victorian EnglandMarch 12, 2010 by admin
Product Description The Victorian age is much closer to us in time than we might believe. Yet at that time, in the most technologically advanced nation in the world, people buried meat in fresh earth to prevent mold forming and wrung sheets out in boiling water with their bare hands. Such household drudgery was routinely performed by the grandparents of people still living, but the knowledge of it has passed as if it had never been. Judith Flanders’s book is laid out like a Victorian house, taking you through the story of daily life from room to room. In each space she depicts the home’s furnishings and decoration: from childbirth in the master bedroom, through the scullery and kitchen, the separate male and female domains of the drawing room and the parlor, and ending in the sickroom. A rich selection from diaries, letters, advice books, magazines, and paintings fills the rooms with the people and personalities of the age. 100 illustrations, 3 8-page color inserts.
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