Mrs Beeton's every day cookery and housekeeping book vs The cook's oracle: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Home economics, English Cooking, Cooking
Mrs Beeton's every day cookery and housekeeping book
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I have a copy with this title and no copyright date. If you would like more specific information, communicate with me. There are several advertisers in the book. Penciled inside the front cover is 3/6 - I have taken…
The cook's oracle
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The processes of cookery are very few: author has endeavoured to describe each, in so plain and circumstantial a manner, as it will be easily understood, even by the amateur, unacquainted with the practical part of…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Mrs Beeton's every day cookery and housekeeping book has the widest readership — 1411 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Mrs Beeton's every day cookery and housekeeping book | The cook's oracle | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (1411) | 3.9 (32) |
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Reception
| Mrs Beeton's every day cookery and housekeeping book | The cook's oracle | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1411 | 32 |
| Editions | 14 | 15 |
| Citations | — | 3 |
| Want to read | — | 65 |
| Reading it now | — | 21 |
| Written reviews | — | 1 |
| Pages | 404 | 428 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Mrs Beeton's every day cookery and housekeeping book or The cook's oracle?
The cook's oracle has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The cook's oracle 3.8/5, Mrs Beeton's every day cookery and housekeeping book 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Mrs Beeton's every day cookery and housekeeping book or The cook's oracle?
Mrs Beeton's every day cookery and housekeeping book is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Mrs Beeton's every day cookery and housekeeping book (404 pages, ≈ 7 h 29 m); The cook's oracle (428 pages, ≈ 7 h 56 m).
Which is harder to read: Mrs Beeton's every day cookery and housekeeping book or The cook's oracle?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Mrs Beeton's every day cookery and housekeeping book: Challenging; The cook's oracle: Challenging.