Memoirs from Mrs. Hudson's Kitchen

Memoirs from Mrs. Hudson's Kitchen is written by Wendy Heyman-Marsaw. Edited by JoAnn Alberstat and Mark Alberstat, it draws on a long-running column from the Sherlockian journal Canadian Holmes.

Key details

• Author: Wendy Heyman-Marsaw
• Edited by: JoAnn Alberstat and Mark Alberstat
• ISBN: 9781787051805
• Page count: 132
• Based on a long-running column in Canadian Holmes
• Includes illustrations from The Strand Magazine

Synopsis

Mrs. Hudson is presented as one of literature’s best-known landladies, observing the daily rhythm of 221B Baker Street during the tenancy of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. In a sequence of columns, reflections, recipes and memoir-style pieces, Wendy Heyman-Marsaw writes from Mrs. Hudson’s perspective, moving between household routines and the wider dining habits of Victorian England.

The book considers the meals Mrs. Hudson might have prepared for her lodgers, alongside food associated with rail journeys, London hotels and inns across England. It also turns to Mrs. Hudson herself, including her husband and her views on women’s roles and rights in the period, with illustrations from The Strand Magazine offering additional glimpses of Victorian life.

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