Martha Lloyd's Household Book: The Original Manuscript from Jane Austen's Kitchen: by Julienne Gehrer, Oxford, Bodleian Library in association with Jane Austen's House, 2021, 312 pp., $45.00, ISBN 978-1-85124-560-4.

"Martha Lloyd's Household Book: The Original Manuscript from Jane Austen's Kitchen" by Julienne Gehrer is a valuable resource for researchers studying food and material culture, Austen scholars, and those interested in nineteenth-century women's studies. The book provides a digitized copy of Martha Lloyd's original manuscript, complete with images of the well-worn leather covers, as well as an annotated transcription. Gehrer's annotations focus on food-related details and provide context for the recipes and methods used in the book. The inclusion of both the manuscript and the annotated transcript makes this text useful for junior researchers, those new to working with archival materials, and Austen enthusiasts. [Extracted from the article]