This influential guide for running a Victorian household was a go-to resource offering countless recipes and practical advice. It was noted that the book came out a fortnight prior to the setting of the story, and it was predicted to sell 60,000 copies in its first year, eventually selling in the millions. It was described as a heavy hardback over a thousand pages thick, with its content credited by some historians as shaping the identity of the British middle class.
Today, Beaton is best known for her influential guide, Mrs. Beaton's Book of Household Management.
— Episode: Mrs. Beeton’s Kitchen
Episode: Mrs. Beeton’s Kitchen
This influential guide for running a Victorian household was a go-to resource offering countless recipes and practical advice. It was noted that the book came out a fortnight prior to the setting of the story, and it was predicted to sell 60,000 copies in its first year, eventually selling in the millions. It was described as a heavy hardback over a thousand pages thick, with its content credited by some historians as shaping the identity of the British middle class.
Today, Beaton is best known for her influential guide, Mrs. Beaton's Book of Household Management.
Mrs. Beaton's book of household management only came out a fortnight ago.
Bella doesn't know it yet, but the book will sell 60,000 copies in its very first year.
It's a heavy hardback, more than a thousand pages thick. To Bella, each page smells like hope and possibility.
Today, the book has sold in the millions.