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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-thou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leslie, Eliza, 1787-1858
Otros Autores: Madden, Etta M., 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln [Neb.] : University of Nebraska Press, ©2011.
Colección:Legacies of nineteenth-century American women writers.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 : excerpts 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's published works.