{"product_id":"the-manchester-directories-1772-1773-elizabeth-raffald-9780244012854","title":"The Manchester Directories 1772, 1773 \u0026 1781","description":"In 1772 Manchester was a fast growing town thanks to the rise in industrialisation. Elizabeth Raffald ran a shop, a cookery school, a coaching inn, a servant's employment register, wrote a cookbook and supported the local newspaper financially, wrote a manuscript on midwifery and so much more. She was innovative so it was only logical that she would be the first with the innovation of a directory of traders and notable people, and only 3 years after producing her cookbook she had compiled a 60 page guide to the locations and trades of many residents, a year later increasing it to 78 pages as the town grew and addresses were improved. She produced a third directory in 1781 after placing advertisements in the Manchester Mercury for people wishing to be included. After she died in 1781 it took another 7 years before anyone else attempted another directory. Elizabeth Raffald was truly a pioneer of her time. For more about Elizabeth see 'The Experienced English Housekeeper of Manchester' by Suze Appleton.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elizabeth Raffald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0244012857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780244012854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lulu.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.59d","brand":"Elizabeth Raffald","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440906481919,"sku":"9780244012854","price":17.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_95edf08b-242c-443b-9d4d-084b012365de.jpg?v=1777187462","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-manchester-directories-1772-1773-elizabeth-raffald-9780244012854","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}