Mary Ann Evans, aka George Eliot (1819-1880) achieved lasting renown with the novels "Silas Marner," "Middlemarch," and "Adam Bede." Her masterworks were written after years of living an unconventional life...more details Format:Paperback Pages:416
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Kathryn Hughes
ISBN:9781841153742
Kathryn Hughes reveals here that Bella Beaton was a million miles away from the stoical, middle-aged matron. She was in fact only 25 years old when she created the guide to successful family living and had only had five years experience of her own to inform her...more details Format:Paperback / softback Pages:512
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Kathryn Hughes
ISBN:9781841153735
It seems though that Mrs Beeton was a series of contradictions. Kathryn Hughes reveals here that Bella Beeton was actually a million miles away from the stoical...more details Format:Hardback Pages:544
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Kathryn Hughes
ISBN:9780307278661
In Victorian England there was only one fail-safe authority on matters ranging from fashion to puddings to scullery maids: "Beeton's Book of Household Management...more details Format:Paperback Pages:496
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George Eliot;Frederick R Hughes KathrynKarl
ISBN:9780451530622
Gentle linen weaver Silas Marner is wrongly accused of a heinous theft, and he exiles himself from the world-until he finds redemption and spiritual rebirth through his unselfish love for an abandoned child who mysteriously appears one day at his isolated cottage. Somber...more details Format:Paperback Pages:192
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Hughes Kathryn
ISBN:9781852850029
The figure of the governess is very familiar from 19th-century literature. Much less is known about the governess in reality. This work explores what life of the home schoolroom was actually like. Drawing on original diaries and a variety of sources...more details Format:Hardcover Pages:272
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Hughes Kathryn
ISBN:9781852853259
The figure of the governess is very familiar from 19th-century literature. Much less is known about the governess in reality. This work explores what the life of the home schoolroom was actually like. Drawing on original diaries and a variety of sources...more details Format:Paperback Pages:278