- Born: 1787
- Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
- Died: 1858
Eliza Leslie published her first book, a collection of recipes she had collected, in 1828, gaining instant success, even though the book was not published under her name at the time. It was published as Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats by "a Lady of Philadelphia." Since she had always dreamed of seeing her name in print, the success of the book encouraged Leslie to publish under own name, and her American Girl's Book, which came out in 1831, brought her fame as "Miss Leslie." She wrote short stories and articles which were published in children's books and women's magazines. Her books on domestic etiquette and management brought her her greatest renown, and her 1837 manual Directions for Cookery: Being a System of the Art, in Its Various Branches, was the most popular book of the nineteenth century, having gone through fifty printings.
Most Famous Works
- Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats (1828)
- American Girl's Book (1831)
- Pencil Sketches; or, Outlines of Characters and Manners (1833)
- Miss Leslie's Behavior Book (1834)
- Directions for Cookery: Being a System of the Art, in Its Various Branches (1837)
- Amelia; or, A Young Lady's Vicissitudes (1848)
- Miss Leslie's Directions for Cookery (1851)
