Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery by Marion Harland: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 55 original MP3 tracks, 15:33:50 running time and a link to listen.
Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery, credited to Marion Harland, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery by Marion Harland. Read in English by Dusty Brailsford; Foon; VelmaCariss; BettyB; Jude Somers; Linda Burke; ADKreader; Nemo; Kathleen Moore; TracyB; Claudia Salto; MaryAnn; Piotr Nater; sunshinealways This is a practical guide to running a household in 1883. Marion Harland not only walks us through a number of important topics such as how to select and manage servants and organise a dinner party (best engage a good caterer), but also includes a number of recipes. Even today's listeners may find a new favourite dish among the recipes contained in this volume. - Summary by Carolin
Recording facts
- Recording title: Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery
- Author credits: Marion Harland
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 55
- Listed recording duration: 15:33:50
Catalogue topics
- housewife
- cooking
- recipe
- cook
- lunch
- dinner
- breakfast
- party
Opening tracks: first 24 of 55
- 01 - Introductory of Revised Edition — 3:14
- 02 - Familiar Talk with my Fellow-Housekeeper and Reader — 25:13
- 03 - Soups - Vegetable Soups — 17:20
- 04 - Soups - Meat Soups — 19:10
- 05 - Soups - Fish Soups — 9:33
- 06 - Fish — 35:31
- 07 - Shell-Fish — 23:00
- 08 - Poultry — 32:56
- 09 - Meats — 18:36
- 10 - Mutton and Lamb — 10:14
- 11 - Veal — 27:32
- 12 - Pork — 22:30
- 13 - Pork - Sausage and Ham — 25:35
- 14 - Company — 12:16
- 15 - Game - Venison — 17:19
- 16 - Game - Rabbits or Hares — 8:18
- 17 - Game - Squirrels — 4:12
- 18 - Game - Pheasants, Partridges, Quails Grouse, etc. — 8:48
- 19 - Game - Wild Ducks and Wild Turkey — 5:51
- 20 - Game - Small Birds — 4:34
- 21 - Sauces for Meat and Fish — 15:52
- 22 - Catsups and Flavored Vinegars — 13:43
- 23 - Salads — 17:56
- 24 - Vegetables - Potatoes — 16:40
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