Mind Your Manors: Tried-And-True British Household Cleaning Tips by Lethbridge, Lucy

Mind Your Manors: Tried-And-True British Household Cleaning Tips

British estates were known to be the epitome of cleanliness with their white-glove perfection. Through her meticulous...
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Author: Lucy Lethbridge
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Mind Your Manors: Tried-And-True British Household Cleaning Tips by Lethbridge, Lucy

Mind Your Manors: Tried-And-True British Household Cleaning Tips

$60.65

Mind Your Manors: Tried-And-True British Household Cleaning Tips

$60.65
Author: Lucy Lethbridge
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

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 that made British households sparkle before the use of complicated contraptions and a spray for every surface. A treasury of advice from servants' memoirs and housekeeping guides, and illustrated with charming art from period advertising and domestic classics, Mind Your Manors is the perfect book for all those who want to put time-tested cleaning methods to work.



Author: Lucy Lethbridge
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 05/03/2016
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780393249484


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/18/2016

About the Author
Lethbridge, Lucy: - 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.

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