"Whether you wish to model a flower in wax; to serve up a relish for breakfast or supper; to plan a dinner for a large party or a small one; to cure a headache; to get married; to bury a relative; to establish acquaintances according to the rules of etiquette; whatever you may wish to do, make, or enjoy, provided your desire has relation to the necessities of domestic life... enquire within!" This is the book that truly has it all... More than 3000 entries on nearly every imaginable aspect of Victorian domestic life! Find a lotion for freckles; learn when to use the letter "H" (hint: "Haustria" is incorrect); learn how to address a bishop and how to provide for the cleanliness of brutes; discover how to correct an Irish brogue; plus facts, figures, parlour games, dinner menus, recipes and more recipes, jokes... (For example: Why are bankrupts to be more pitied than idiots? Because bankrupts are broken, while idiots are only cracked.) To say this book is great fun is a woeful understatement; it's an encyclopedia of fun -- and knowledge! So if there's anything you want to know about Victorian life, Enquire Within! 380 pages; available electronically from Lulu.com. (Click HERE for the complete index.)