The Virginia house-wife vs Twenty lessons in domestic science: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Cookery, Home economics, American Cooking, Cookery, Cooking
The Virginia house-wife
The Virginia house-wife: method is the soul of management, Mary Randolph. Revised version of http://ota.ox.ac.uk/id/2094 . The Virginia house-wife Randolph, Mary, 1762-1828 225 p. ; 18 cm. Printed by Davis and Force…
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Twenty lessons in domestic science
Divided into twenty lessons, Marian Cole Fisher's 1916 work provides a home study guide on the characteristics and uses of different food categories. Whether meat, vegetable, cheese or egg, each section teaches the home…
The verdict
- Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.
Scores by source
| The Virginia house-wife | Twenty lessons in domestic science | |
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| Google Books | 5.0 (2) | — |
Reception
| The Virginia house-wife | Twenty lessons in domestic science | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | — |
| Editions | 80 | 9 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 428 | — |
| Pages | 180 | 108 |