S5:E2 – Eliza Acton

Show Notes Eleanor and Courtney discuss the life of cookery revolutionary, Eliza Acton. Transcript here. Read Eliza Acton's Work UPenn's Online Books Page featuring all digitized editions of her work Poems (1826) Modern Cookery (1845) Resources for this episode included: Asa Briggs. Victorian Things Sheila Hardy. The Real Mrs Beeton: The Story of Eliza Acton (would not recommend tbh) Elizabeth Ray’s “Acton, Eliza (1799-1859)” in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. and this article in The Guardian Support the show via one-time contributions on our ko-fi page, or recurring donations to our tip jar of as little as $1 that get you access to private audio content right in your podcatcher! You should be listening to: Horse Girls, a podcast in which hosts Alex, Jenna, and Tim take a canter down memory lane to revisit all of those horse girl books they read growing up. Find the pod on Twitter @HorseGirlsCast Support Victorian Scribblers by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/victorian-scribblers

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