LEADER 03381nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910808382703321 005 20240516162545.0 010 $a1-280-49774-2 010 $a9786613592972 010 $a0-8032-3809-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000180961 035 $a(EBL)915045 035 $a(OCoLC)793511409 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000615076 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11931558 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000615076 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10618007 035 $a(PQKB)11169811 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC915045 035 $a(OCoLC)797825921 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse3750 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL915045 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10559322 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL359297 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000180961 100 $a20110809d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSelections from Eliza Leslie$b[electronic resource] /$fEliza Leslie ; edited and with an introduction by Etta M. Madden 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLincoln [Neb.] $cUniversity of Nebraska Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (361 p.) 225 1 $aLegacies of nineteenth-century American women writers 300 $aShort stories and miscellaneous essays. 311 $a0-8032-3295-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aFiction: 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. 330 $aBest known for her culinary and domestic guides and the award-winning short story "Mrs. Washington Potts," Eliza Leslie deserves a much more prominent place in contemporary literary discussions of the nineteenth century. Her writing, known for its overtly moralistic and didactic tones-though often presented with wit and humor-also provides contemporary readers with a nuanced perspective for understanding the diversity among American women in Leslie's time.Leslie's writing serves as a commentary on gender ideals and consumerism; presents complicated constructions of racial, national, and class- 410 0$aLegacies of nineteenth-century American women writers. 606 $aCooking, American 606 $aHandicraft 606 $aEtiquette for women 615 0$aCooking, American. 615 0$aHandicraft. 615 0$aEtiquette for women. 676 $a818/.309 700 $aLeslie$b Eliza$f1787-1858.$0807335 701 $aMadden$b Etta M.$f1962-$0909637 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808382703321 996 $aSelections from Eliza Leslie$94034960 997 $aUNINA