Mary Ann Hooper was an English author and professor of domestic economy, dedicated to the art of cookery and kitchen organization. She shared her extensive knowledge through numerous publications, focusing on elegant and economical meal preparation and efficient kitchen management. Her works provided practical advice for everyday cooking as well as for specific dietary needs, establishing her as a significant figure in the domestic sciences of her era. She committed herself to teaching cooking, offering practical guidance to housewives.
In this charming guide, Mary Hooper provides tips and recipes for hosting elegant dinner parties on a budget. From table settings to menu planning, Hooper's advice will help even novice hosts create memorable and affordable meals.
After unearthing her great-grandparents' diaries, Mary Ann Hooper set out on a journey to retrace their 1871 trip across the United States on the newly- opened Transcontinental Railroad. Filled with rich details of time, place, and culture, Mary Ann's thoughtful and compelling narrative is both a re-creation of a family journey and a thoughtful account of how the American West has changed.
Focusing on the dietary needs of those with delicate digestion and children, this reprint from 1876 offers specialized recipes and cooking techniques. It emphasizes gentle, nourishing meals tailored to promote health and well-being, making it a valuable resource for caregivers and families. The book combines practical advice with historical insights into the culinary practices of the time, ensuring that readers can prepare suitable dishes for sensitive stomachs.
A richly atmospheric page-turner from the author of Fallen Grace. The maze- like, mysterious world of Victorian London is the perfect setting for the story of a girl who becomes a boy to ensure her survival in the darkest trade of the underworld - the body business. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12+
When Poppy learns that the love of her life, Freddie de Vere, is to marry someone else, she knows her heart will break. Devastated, she volunteers her nursing skills overseas to take her away from the painful reminders at home. But things are about to get much worse for Poppy. The journey to the hospital in Flanders is full of horrors, and when she arrives it is to find a spiteful ward Sister and unfriendly nurses. Despite her loneliness and homesickness, the dangers of frontline warfare soon make her forget her own troubles and Poppy finds that comfort for a broken heart can be found in the most unexpected places...Brilliantly researched and inspired by real-life events, big and small, Poppy in the Field is a story about the forgotten bravery of women on the front line, told through the eyes of a young woman determined to play her part.
Abby is delighted to be appointed to the position of nursemaid in the well-to-do Beauchurch household. But it's the summer of 1665, and soon whispers are spreading through London that the plague is returning. Can Abby keep herself and her small charge Grace safe, or will the disaster engulf them?
Poppy is young, beautiful and clever - and working as a parlourmaid in the de Vere family's country house. Society, it seems, has already carved out her destiny. But Poppy's life is about to be thrown dramatically off course. The first reason is love - with someone forbidden, who could never, ever marry a girl like her. The second reason is war. As the lists of the dead and wounded grow longer, Poppy must do whatever she can to help the injured soldiers, knowing all the while that her own soldier may never return home ...
A new edition of a whimsical magical tale by the author of the Megan series. Fudge learns that having a Genie to grant wishes may not be as great as it seems. Ideal for struggling, reluctant, and dyslexic readers aged 8 and up.
Kitty is living a happy, carefree life as a dairymaid in the countryside. The grand family she is employed by looks after her well, and she loves her trade, caring for the gentle cows and working in the cool, calm dairy. And then, of course, there is Will, the river man who she thinks is very fond of her, and indeed she is of him. Surely he will ask her to marry him soon? Then one day disaster strikes: Will disappears. Kitty is first worried and then furious. She fears that Will has only been leading her on all this time, and has now gone to London to make his fortune, forgetting about her completely. So when Kitty is asked to go to London to pick up a copy of Pride and Prejudice, the latest novel by the very fashionable Jane Austen, Kitty leaps at the chance to track down Will. But Kitty has no idea how vast London is, and how careful she must be. It is barely a moment before eagle-eyed pickpockets have spotted the country-born-and-bred Kitty and relieved her of her money and belongings. Dauntingly fast, she has lost her only means of returning home and must face the terrifying prospect of stealing in order to survive - and of being named a thief . . .
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