Biography of Hannah Glasse

Name: Hannah Glasse
Birth Date: 1708
Death Date: 1770
Place of Birth: London, England
Nationality: English
Gender: Female
Occupations: writer

Hannah Glasse

Hannah (Allgood) Glasse (1708-1770) published The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy in 1747. The book, which became the most popular cookbook of the eighteenth century, stands out for its practical advice, common sense recipes, and careful organization. It was written for the common cook to help in the preparation of economical meals. Glasse abandoned the "high polite [style]" of most cookbooks of the time to offer recipes and meal preparation advice to anyone "who can but read."Glasse was born in London in 1708, the illegitimate daughter of Isaac and Hannah (Clark) Allgood. Her father was the son of Rev. Major Allgood, who held the position of rector of Simonsburn. Her mother was the daughter of Isaac Clark, a vintner who maintained his business in London. Hannah had at least one sibling, a half-brother named Lancelot Allgood (1711-1782) who served as sheriff and later as a member of Parliament as a representative …showed first 150 words…

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…showed last 150 words…it is probable that Glasse did not benefit financially from her work. If the Gentlemen's Magazine does in fact make reference to Glasse, it appears that she was forced to file bankruptcy in 1754 and in the settlement required to sell the copyrights to her book. If this was the case, Glasse did not receive compensation for any editions issued after 1754. She died in 1770 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England. Further Reading Blain, Virginia, Patricia Clements, and Isobel Grundy, The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press, 1990.A Dictionary of British and American Women Writers, 1660-1800. Edited by Janet Todd, Rowman and Allanheld, 1985.An Encyclopedia of British Women Writers. edited by Paul and June Schlueter, University Press, 1988.Sage, Lorna, The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English. Cambridge University Press, 1999.Stephen, Leslie and Sidney Lee, The Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, 1973.

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