What moved me, in the first instance, to attempt a work like this, was the discomfort and suffering which I had seen brought upon men and women by household mismanagement. I have always thought that there is no more fruitful… — Isabella Beeton Copy Share Image
I have always thought that there is no more fruitful source of family discontent than a housewife's badly cooked dinners and untidy ways, — Isabella Beeton Copy Share Image
