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16%OFFLucy Lethbridge - Mind Your Manors - 9780393249484 - V9780393249484
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Mind Your Manors

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Description for Mind Your Manors hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: WS. Dimension: 203 x 135. Weight in Grams: 270.

British estates were known to be the epitome of cleanliness with their white-glove perfection. Through her meticulous research on servants, Lucy Lethbridge gleaned much knowledge about how these homes were made to gleam over almost two centuries, from the Victorian through the Edwardian years and beyond. The majority of household tasks were done with basic ingredients like lemon juice, white vinegar, and bicarbonate of soda, which feel very modern in their display of frugality and ecological soundness. Tea leaves were used to freshen up rugs and stewed rhubarb to remove rust stains. Here, Lethbridge reveals these old-fashioned and almost-forgotten techniques ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Language
English
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Publisher
WW Norton
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393249484
SKU
V9780393249484
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Lucy Lethbridge
Lucy Lethbridge is the author of the highly praised Servants: A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth Century to Modern Times and Mind Your Manors: Tried-and-True British Household Cleaning Tips. She lives in London.

Reviews for Mind Your Manors
"Mind Your Manors is highly entertaining, with advice gleaned from servants, housekeeping guides, and manuals from the last two centuries."
Moira Hodgson - Wall Street Journal "Mind Your Manors does a nice job of mixing quirky historical facts with time-tested tips."
Laura Pearson - Chicago Tribune "Eschewing modern conveniences, Lethbridge evokes early Downton Abbey in this elegant collection ... Read more

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