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| − | Hannah Glasse was born in 1708 as the illegitmate daughter of a | + | Hannah Glasse was born in 1708 as the illegitmate daughter of Isaac Allgood, a landowner in Northumberland, England.<ref>Laura Boyle, "Hannah Glasse", Jane Austen.co.uk, last modified October 13, 2011. [http://www.janeausten.co.uk/hannah-glasse/]</ref> <ref>Rose Prince, "Hannah Glasse: The original domestic goddess", ''The Independent (UK)'', June 24, 2006, accessed July 10, 2013. [http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/hannah-glasse-the-original-domestic-goddess-405277.html#]</ref> Allgood raised Glasse with the rest of his family, giving her a chance to enjoy the lavish lifestyle and food of country landowners.<ref>Rose Prince, "Hannah Glasse: The original domestic goddess", ''The Independent (UK)'', June 24, 2006, accessed July 10, 2013. [http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/hannah-glasse-the-original-domestic-goddess-405277.html#]</ref> Hannah married soldier John Glasse when she was 16, and the Glasses served in an earl's household in Essex for several years before moving to London.<ref>Boyle.</ref> |
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| + | Unfortunately, John was a free spender, leaving Hannah with little money in London.<ref>Prince.</ref> Hannah began work on ''The art of cookery, made plain and easy'' to help her finances, but also to write a book about "a Branch of Cookery which Nobody has yet thought worth their while to write upon."<ref>Prince.</ref> Hannah Glasse's distinguished her cookbook from previous publications by targeting middle-class households. Glasse's recipes had simple, easy-to-read-and-follow instructions, and they were designed for the more basic middle-class kitchen rather than the elaborately-stocked upper-class facilities previous cookbook authors had in mind.<ref>Prince.</ref> | ||
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| + | <blockquote>The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy … by a Lady was certainly a success, but before the second edition appeared in 1747 John Glasse died, and was buried on 21 June 1747 at St Mary's Church, Broomfield. Earlier in the year Hannah and her daughter Margaret had opened a costumier's shop in Tavistock Street, a smart shopping area, where she attracted custom from the princess of Wales. Bubb Dodington's Journal recorded a visit in December 1749 with the prince and princess of Wales and their retinue to view a display of Hannah's costumes interspersed by conjurors and other entertainments, while the coaches of the aristocracy at her door suggested that business was flourishing. Behind this expensive façade, however, Hannah was borrowing money in quantities far in excess of her ability to repay. | ||
On 27 May 1754 a docquet of bankruptcy was granted against Hannah for debts of over £10,000. The commissioners of bankruptcy did not auction her stock as it was held in Margaret Glasse's name, but on 29 October 1754 the copyright of The Art of Cookery and the printed sheets of the fifth edition were sold to Andrew Miller and his conger (a partnership of booksellers), who were to be responsible for the Art for the next fifty years. The London Gazette of 17 December 1754 stated that Mrs Glasse would be issued with a certificate of conformity on 11 January 1755; that is, she was discharged from bankruptcy. <ref> A. H. T. Robb-Smith, ‘Glasse , Hannah (bap. 1708, d. 1770)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10804, accessed 27 June 2013] </ref> </blockquote> | On 27 May 1754 a docquet of bankruptcy was granted against Hannah for debts of over £10,000. The commissioners of bankruptcy did not auction her stock as it was held in Margaret Glasse's name, but on 29 October 1754 the copyright of The Art of Cookery and the printed sheets of the fifth edition were sold to Andrew Miller and his conger (a partnership of booksellers), who were to be responsible for the Art for the next fifty years. The London Gazette of 17 December 1754 stated that Mrs Glasse would be issued with a certificate of conformity on 11 January 1755; that is, she was discharged from bankruptcy. <ref> A. H. T. Robb-Smith, ‘Glasse , Hannah (bap. 1708, d. 1770)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/10804, accessed 27 June 2013] </ref> </blockquote> | ||
Revision as of 10:48, 10 July 2013
by Hannah Glasse
Hannah Glasse was born in 1708 as the illegitmate daughter of Isaac Allgood, a landowner in Northumberland, England.[1] [2] Allgood raised Glasse with the rest of his family, giving her a chance to enjoy the lavish lifestyle and food of country landowners.[3] Hannah married soldier John Glasse when she was 16, and the Glasses served in an earl's household in Essex for several years before moving to London.[4]
Unfortunately, John was a free spender, leaving Hannah with little money in London.[5] Hannah began work on The art of cookery, made plain and easy to help her finances, but also to write a book about "a Branch of Cookery which Nobody has yet thought worth their while to write upon."[6] Hannah Glasse's distinguished her cookbook from previous publications by targeting middle-class households. Glasse's recipes had simple, easy-to-read-and-follow instructions, and they were designed for the more basic middle-class kitchen rather than the elaborately-stocked upper-class facilities previous cookbook authors had in mind.[7]
The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy … by a Lady was certainly a success, but before the second edition appeared in 1747 John Glasse died, and was buried on 21 June 1747 at St Mary's Church, Broomfield. Earlier in the year Hannah and her daughter Margaret had opened a costumier's shop in Tavistock Street, a smart shopping area, where she attracted custom from the princess of Wales. Bubb Dodington's Journal recorded a visit in December 1749 with the prince and princess of Wales and their retinue to view a display of Hannah's costumes interspersed by conjurors and other entertainments, while the coaches of the aristocracy at her door suggested that business was flourishing. Behind this expensive façade, however, Hannah was borrowing money in quantities far in excess of her ability to repay. On 27 May 1754 a docquet of bankruptcy was granted against Hannah for debts of over £10,000. The commissioners of bankruptcy did not auction her stock as it was held in Margaret Glasse's name, but on 29 October 1754 the copyright of The Art of Cookery and the printed sheets of the fifth edition were sold to Andrew Miller and his conger (a partnership of booksellers), who were to be responsible for the Art for the next fifty years. The London Gazette of 17 December 1754 stated that Mrs Glasse would be issued with a certificate of conformity on 11 January 1755; that is, she was discharged from bankruptcy. [8]
Bibliographic Information
Author: Hannah Glasse
Title: The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy : Which Far Exceeds any Thing of the Kind Ever Yet Published
Publication Info: London: Printed for the author, and sold at Mrs. Ashburn's, a china shop ..., 1747.
Edition:
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy
Bound in later half calf with calf corners and marbled boards. Purchased from Charles Agvent.
References
- ↑ Laura Boyle, "Hannah Glasse", Jane Austen.co.uk, last modified October 13, 2011. [1]
- ↑ Rose Prince, "Hannah Glasse: The original domestic goddess", The Independent (UK), June 24, 2006, accessed July 10, 2013. [2]
- ↑ Rose Prince, "Hannah Glasse: The original domestic goddess", The Independent (UK), June 24, 2006, accessed July 10, 2013. [3]
- ↑ Boyle.
- ↑ Prince.
- ↑ Prince.
- ↑ Prince.
- ↑ A. H. T. Robb-Smith, ‘Glasse , Hannah (bap. 1708, d. 1770)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 27 June 2013
