A wealth of facts and images about the Victorian kitchen building up a picture of life below stairs in the 19th century. The items are seasonal, where appropriate, and many recipes from the works of Eliza Acton, Mrs Beeton, Mrs Roundell and Miss Mallock are included. Various jobs are also illustrated, and extended captions on who performed the tasks are given, as are facsimiles of household accounts, advertisements for products and paintings and drawings of the key characters in the household.
- ISBN10 0821218042
- ISBN13 9780821218044
- Publish Date 1 June 1990
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 30 December 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Little, Brown & Company
- Language English