Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management was edited by Isabella Beeton and was first published as a book in 1861 by S. O. Beeton Publishing, 161 Bouverie Street, London, a firm founded by her husband, Samuel Orchart Beeton. It had been previously published as a part work. It was a guide to all aspects of running a household in Victorian Britain. It was originally entitled "Beeton's Book of Household Management", in line with the other guide-books published by Beeton. Its preface begins: