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Nov 2018
38m 53s

The Book of Household Management, Readin...

SHARON HANDY
About this episode

In this episode, we'll be bored by some housekeeping basics from "The Book of Household Management," a classic, and spectacularly detailed, guide from the pen of Mrs. Isabella Beeton.

All Boring Books readings are taken from works in the public domain. If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading, catch us on Twitter @boringbookspod or on our Patreon at www.patreon.com/boringbookspod, where you can also kindly support this podcast.

Enjoy!

 

Music: "earth 2 earth," PCIII

(http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/earth2earth/)

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