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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808382703321

Autore

Leslie Eliza <1787-1858.>

Titolo

Selections from Eliza Leslie [[electronic resource] /] / Eliza Leslie ; edited and with an introduction by Etta M. Madden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lincoln [Neb.], : University of Nebraska Press, c2011

ISBN

1-280-49774-2

9786613592972

0-8032-3809-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 p.)

Collana

Legacies of nineteenth-century American women writers

Altri autori (Persone)

MaddenEtta M. <1962->

Disciplina

818/.309

Soggetti

Cooking, American

Handicraft

Etiquette for women

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Short stories and miscellaneous essays.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Fiction: The travelling tin-man; Mrs. Washington Potts; The settlers; Eliza Farnham, or The love letters; Mr. and Mrs. Woodbridge : a story of domestic life; Nothing morally wrong -- Nonfiction: Seventy-five receipts for pastry, cakes, and sweetmeats : an excerpt: Black cake, or Plum cake; Spunge cake; Almond cake; French almond cake; Maccaroons -- Domestic French Cookery : An excerpt; Preface; Miscellaneous receipts -- American girl's book, or Occupation for play hours : excerpts from Part III, "Amusing work : Pincushions; A strawberry; A basket pincushion; A bunch of hearts -- The Elephant -- The ladies' guide to true politeness and perfect manners, or Miss Leslie's behavior book : an excerpt -- Letters -- Conduct to literary women -- Notes -- Chronology of Eliza Leslie's published works.

Sommario/riassunto

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 time.



Leslie's writing serves as a commentary on gender ideals and consumerism; presents complicated constructions of racial, national, and class-