Author: George Washington Format: 30 pages, Hardcover Publisher: Applewood Books (August 1, 1989) ISBN: 978-1557091031

    Her memoirs of this event form the basis of "Ten Days in a Mad-House," which forever changed the way the world looks at treatment and housing of the insane.

    'I do not think that young married people quite comprehend how much of their comfort depends upon the domestic arrangements.'In nineteenth-century England, securing an advantageous marriage was an almost universal concern - but what happened after the confetti had settled? This domestic handbook describes and advises how to avoid the perils awaiting couples setting up their home, from choosing a house and interior decoration to managing servants.At the time this was a best selling book; it encouraged popular interest in the nuances of domestic taste and economy; it now serves as a useful guide for those hoping to recreate Victorian decor, as well as giving a glimpse into an age when passions could be roused by wall-to-wall carpeting and a marriage destroyed by a husband's indigestion.This is a reproduction of the eighth edition.Contains index and illustrations.