New Cyclopaedia of Domestic Economy: Adapted to All Classes of Society and Comprising Subjects Connected with the Interests of Every Family, and Five

by Elizabeth Fries Ellet

Book Overview

Part of the New York literary scene, Elizabeth Fries Ellet was, in her early years as a writer, better known for her historical writings which, unique for the time, tended to concentrate on the ordinary lives of women, rather than more well-known political figures. At the height of her career, Ellet turned her attention to this work of domestic economy, publishing in 1872 The New Cyclopaedia of Domestic Economy. In this work, Ellet provides an American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1429012218
• ISBN13: 9781429012218
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Applewood Books
• Length: 616 Pages