Isabella Beeton, known by all as “Mrs. Beeton”, was a famous English writer known for writing Mrs. Beeton’s Book on Household Management. Beeton is one of the most famous culinary writers of all times. Born in London, England she was sent off to a school in Germany for two years where she became an accomplished pianist, before returning home. Her husband, Samuel Beeton, was a publisher of books and popular magazines.
From 1859-1861 Beeton wrote monthly in The Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine. Then in 1861 her writings were made into a single volume, The Book of Household Management. The book includes over 1,000 pages along with over 900 popular recipes. This was the first cookbook to take the format of recipe with pictures that we still use in cookbooks today. The book’s only intent was to be a reliable source of good recipes, not a book with original recipes. The day after the birth of her fourth child in 1865, Beeton tragically died at age 28. In 1940, the Beeton’s home was destroyed by a German bombing raid. In 2006, BBC made a TV series called The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton.
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