Selections from Eliza Leslie

by Etta M. Madden and Eliza Leslie

Book Overview

Best known for her culinary and domestic guides and the award-winning short story "Mrs. Washington Potts," Eliza Leslie deserves a much more prominent place in contemporary literary discussions of the nineteenth century. Her writing, known for its overtly moralistic and didactic tones--though often presented with wit and humor--also provides contemporary readers with a nuanced perspective for understanding the diversity among American women in Leslie's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803232950
• ISBN13: 9780803232952
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.7"