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Mrs Beetroot’s book of household mismanagement 3

If my fifteenth-hand Victorian book of domestic hints and tips is to be believed, the Victorians lived in a constant social whirl; friends that call in the morning, to leave a card, expect to be entertained later that day in … Continue reading

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Mrs Beetroot’s book of household mismanagement 2

Welcome, a few days early, to another extract from my wonderful ninth hand book shop find; an oeuvre penned, or possibly, crayoned by a Victorian would-be domestic goddess.  Such creatures were ten a penny, not unlike now, really.  Our domestic … Continue reading

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