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Things a Woman Wants to Know
An Edwardian Housewife's Guide to Life
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This book of handy hints for the new housewife was first published in the Edwardian era, and includes recipes, medical advice, fashion tips and the dangers that can lurk in the home (e.g. the unhealthiness of carpets and the poisonous colors of wallpaper). In this new edition, the most unusual entertaining pieces of advice have been collected together along with the charming contemporary advertisement and a fascinating section about folding serviettes.
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Things a Woman Wants to Know, Sarah Marquis, Isobel of Home Notes
- Language
- Released
- 2013
- Binding
- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- Things a Woman Wants to Know
- Subtitle
- An Edwardian Housewife's Guide to Life
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Sarah Marquis, Isobel of Home Notes
- Publisher
- Old House
- Released
- 2013
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 172
- ISBN10
- 1908402636
- ISBN13
- 9781908402639
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- Historical Themes, Women, USA, 20th century, Europe, Great Britain, History of Europe, Social History
- Description
- This book of handy hints for the new housewife was first published in the Edwardian era, and includes recipes, medical advice, fashion tips and the dangers that can lurk in the home (e.g. the unhealthiness of carpets and the poisonous colors of wallpaper). In this new edition, the most unusual entertaining pieces of advice have been collected together along with the charming contemporary advertisement and a fascinating section about folding serviettes.