Selections from Eliza Leslie
Best known for her culinary and domestic guides and the award-winning short story "Mrs. Washington Potts," Eliza Leslie deserves a much more prominent place in contemporary literary discussions of the nineteenth century. Her writing, known for its overtly moralistic and didactic tones--though often presented with wit and humor--also provides contemporary readers with a nuanced perspective for understanding the diversity among American women in Leslie's time. Leslie's writing serves as a comment…
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Best known for her culinary and domestic guides and the award-winning short story "Mrs. Washington Potts," Eliza Leslie deserves a much more prominent place in contemporary literary discussions of the nineteenth century. Her writing, known for its overtly moralistic and didactic tones--though often presented with wit and humor--also provides contemporary readers with a nuanced perspective for understanding the diversity among American women in Leslie's time. Leslie's writing serves as a commentary on gender ideals and consumerism; presents complicated constructions of racial, national, and class-
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- Publication Date:2011.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):UNP - Nebraska Paperback
- Place of Publication:Lincoln
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2011.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (361 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780803238091, 0803238096
- oclc:ocn793511409
- LC Classification:PS2244.L5 L386 2011
- Dewey Decimal:818.309
Table of Contents
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Editor's Introduction; A Note on the Text; Fiction; The Travelling Tin-Man; Mrs. Washington Potts; The Settlers; Eliza Farnham, or The Love Letters; Mr. and Mrs. Woodbridge: a Story of Domestic Life; Nothing Morally Wrong; Nonfiction; Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats: An Excerpt; Black Cake, or Plum Cake; Spunge Cake; Almond Cake; French Almond Cake; Maccaroons; Domestic French Cookery: An Excerpt; Preface; Miscellaneous Receipts.
American Girl's Book, or Occupation for Play Hours: An Excerpt from Part III, "Amusing Work--Pincushions"A Strawberry; A Basket Pincushion; A Bunch of Hearts; The Elephant; The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners, or Miss Leslie's Behavior Book: An Excerpt; Letters; Conduct to Literary Women; Notes; Chronology of Eliza Leslie'sPublished Works; Selected Bibliography.
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