Maria Rundell (1745–1828) was an English writer. In 1805, when she was
over 60, she sent an unedited collection of recipes and household advice
to John Murray, of whose family—owners of the John Murray publishing
house—she was a friend. Murray published the work, A New System of
Domestic Cookery (frontispiece shown), in November 1805. It was a huge
success and several editions followed; the book sold around half a
million copies in Rundell's lifetime. It was aimed at middle class
housewives. In addition to dealing with food preparation, it offers
advice on medical remedies and how to set up a home brewery, and
includes a section entitled "Directions to Servants". She also advises
readers on being economical with their food and avoiding waste. Rundell
wrote a second book, Letters Addressed to Two Absent Daughters (1814),
with advice concerning death, friendship, how to behave in polite
company and the types of books a well-mannered young woman should read.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Rundell>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1689:
The Parliament of England enacted the Bill of Rights, setting
out basic civil rights and later influencing other documents such as the
U.S. Bill of Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_Rights_1689>
1901:
English writer Beatrix Potter privately published 250 copies of
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (illustration shown) after several publishers'
rejections.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Peter_Rabbit>
1930:
German-American gangster Herman Lamm, the "father of modern
bank robbery", killed himself during a botched robbery attempt in
Clinton, Indiana, rather than be captured by police.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Lamm>
2012:
A woman was gang-raped and fatally assaulted on a bus in New
Delhi, generating public protests across India against the authorities
for not providing adequate security for women.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Delhi_gang_rape>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
prototype:
1. An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or
objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations
and models.
2. An early sample or model built to test a concept or process.
3. (computing) A declaration of a function that specifies the name,
return type, and parameters, but none of the body or actual code.
4. (semantics) An instance of a category or a concept that combines its
most representative attributes.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prototype>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
You shall not, for the sake of one individual, change the meaning
of principle and integrity, nor endeavour to persuade yourself or me,
that selfishness is prudence, and insensibility of danger security for
happiness.
--Pride and Prejudice
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice>