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Autore: | Leslie Eliza <1787-1858.> |
Titolo: | Selections from Eliza Leslie [[electronic resource] /] / Eliza Leslie ; edited and with an introduction by Etta M. Madden |
Pubblicazione: | Lincoln [Neb.], : University of Nebraska Press, c2011 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
Disciplina: | 818/.309 |
Soggetto topico: | Cooking, American |
Handicraft | |
Etiquette for women | |
Altri autori: | MaddenEtta M. <1962-> |
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- |
Titolo autorizzato: | Selections from Eliza Leslie |
ISBN: | 1-280-49774-2 |
9786613592972 | |
0-8032-3809-6 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910808382703321 |
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