All about cookery vs The experienced English housekeeper: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English Cookery, English Cooking, Cookery, Cooking
All about cookery
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'As with the commander of an army, or the leader of any enterprise, so it is with the mistress of a house.' A founding text of Victorian middle-class identity, Household Management is today one of the great unread…
The experienced English housekeeper
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The Experienced English Housekeeper is a cookery book by the English businesswoman Elizabeth Raffald (1733–1781). It was first published in 1769, and went through 13 authorised editions and at least 23 pirated ones.
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The experienced English housekeeper has the widest readership — 19 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| All about cookery | The experienced English housekeeper | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (4) | 4.4 (19) |
Reception
| All about cookery | The experienced English housekeeper | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4 | 19 |
| Editions | 14 | 26 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 13 | 83 |
| Written reviews | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 417 |
| Pages | 444 | 383 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: All about cookery or The experienced English housekeeper?
The experienced English housekeeper has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The experienced English housekeeper 4.0/5, All about cookery 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: All about cookery or The experienced English housekeeper?
The experienced English housekeeper is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The experienced English housekeeper (383 pages, ≈ 7 h 06 m); All about cookery (444 pages, ≈ 8 h 13 m).
Which is harder to read: All about cookery or The experienced English housekeeper?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — All about cookery: Challenging; The experienced English housekeeper: Demanding.