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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, Isobel of Home Notes, Sarah Marquis
- Language
- Released
- 2013
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- Book condition
- Good
- Price
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- Title
- Things a Woman Wants to Know
- Subtitle
- An Edwardian Housewife's Guide to Life
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Isobel of Home Notes, Sarah Marquis
- Publisher
- Old House Books
- Released
- 2013
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 172
- ISBN10
- 1908402636
- ISBN13
- 9781908402639
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, 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.