Bella Beaton was only 25 when she created the guide to successful family living and had only had 5 years experience of her own to inform her. She lived in a sem... » 

Bella Beaton was only 25 when she created the guide to successful family living and had only had 5 years experience of her own to inform her. She lived in a semi-detached house in Pinner with the bare minimum of servants. This book explores the irony behind Bella's public and private image with this informative study of Victorian life style. «