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Publication Review

Title: The Complete Home
Author: Editor, Clara E. Laughlin, 1906
File: Free Book, PDF 295 KB, 96 pages

Review
Long before Martha Stewart there was "The Complete Home". This book is a fun snapshot of domestic life and aspirations in America around 1900. Written as a how to manual for prospective homeowners. The text covers a wide variety of concerns for the time period. Issues range from choosing a location and appropriate features for a house to furnishing and maintaining the home.

Table of Contents

1. Choosing a Place to Live, Oliver R. Williamson
2. Floors, Walls and Windows, Oliver R, Williamson
3. Lighting and Heating, Oliver R, Williamson
4. Furniture, Oliver R, Williamson
5. Household Linen, Sarah Cory Rippey
6. The Kitchen, Sarah Cory Rippey
7. The Laundry, Sarah Cory Rippey
8. Table Furnishings, Sarah Corey Rippey
9. The Bedroom, Sarah Corey Rippey
10. The Bathroom, Oliver R, Williamson
11. Sellar, Attic, and Closets, Sarah Corey Rippey
12. Hangings, Bric-A-Brack, Books, and Pictures, Sarah Corey Rippey
13. The Nice Machinery of Housekeeping, Sarah Corey Rippey
14. Hired Help, Sarah Corey Rippey