Astonish Mould and Mildew
Andrew O’Hagan: Bless this House with Less, 10 October 2019
“... A teaspoon of oil of lavender on a sponge will deter flies. Craig was a 20th-century version of Mrs Beeton, who first gave legs to the notion that domestic dexterity should define a woman. ‘In every English-speaking country,’ the editors of a later edition of Household Management announced, ‘her book has appeared among the wedding presents of a bride ... ”
