Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery

Marion Harland is the pen name of Mary Virginia Terhune (née Hawes), an accomplished American author born on December 21, 1830, in Amelia County, Virginia. A pioneering figure in domestic literature, Harland began her prolific writing career with the publication of 'Alone' in 1854, which enjoyed immense popularity and was followed by a series of successful novels. Venturing beyond fiction, she mad...