Charles Pick

The idea for this book was negatively suggested by MD 's publisher Charles Pick , who suggested she should write next on some good strong—sort of social theme. . . . a life and death...

After working for two years as a domestic servant, MD had the idea of collaborating with her mother (a prolific writer of familiar doggerel narratives) on a cookery book in verse. Her plan was to...

When, however, on the same occasion of their first meeting, MD told Charles Pick she had been working as a cook-general, he (and later his employer, Michael Joseph ) were eager for her to write...