They are Mrs Beeton's Book on Household Management, Clare Coulson's House Rules and Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook!
Mrs Beeton's Book on Household Management comes from the Victorian era. It was written by Isabella Beeton, writer and journalist. Published in parts at first, Household Management got out in a single volume in 1861. Sadly, Mrs Beeton died four years later, at the age of 28, immediately after the birth of her fourth child.
For the Victorians, housekeeping was a skill and an art. It was the Victorians who elevated the orderly home to an article of faith. Cleanliness, thrift, taste in decoration, were all essential virtues. Household Management was a 19th century housekeeping bible!
Clare Coulson's House Rules is a lovely volume, full of useful advice for the modern woman and household manager. Advice is divided per room (e.g. kitchen, bedroom) but also per activity (entertaining, etiquette). There are pretty illustrations and it is well-written and easy to read. Coulson is fashion editor at the Daily Telegraph. I love her book!
Finally, Martha Stewart's Handbook is the absolute bible of housekeeping. The advice is amazing, it helps you to organize and it is very pleasant to read. It taught me many things I didn't know. It's a wonderful book! The only thing, it is quite large in size, and therefore not very easy to handle.
Have a good weekend, always with beauty and a good book! xxx
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