nineteenth century, when they appear with dramatic suddenness." Food culture and "national" cuisines are often considered major elements of national identity and considered "sensitive barometers of both change and fundamental values" for a society. Hamer, along with other women writing instructional and scientific books for children, "were excluded from practicing as scientists, and thus from demonstrably adding new knowledge to the world; still, they were deeply invested in making science comprehensible and available to readers" Notable children Sam H. Hamer began his career by editing the Little Folks Magazine, for Cassell and Company. After he worked as an editor, Sam Hamer wrote numerous books including The Dolomites, Sunlight and Shade, and Stories and Pictures for Sundays. For his writing, Sam Hamer even used a pen name for some of his works, just like his mother---Sam Browne. The other writer in the family was Margaret Hamer, who wrote under the pen name Maggie Browne and published Two Old Ladies, Two Foolish Fairies, and a Tom Cat which was illustrated by Arthur Rackham, Chats about Germany, Little Mothers and their Children, and Wandering Ways. Books As Phyllis Browne Mrs. Somerville and Mary Carpenter Diet and Cookery for Common Ailments The Girl's Own Cooking Book Myself and My Friends The Dictionary of Dainty Breakfasts Common-Sense Housekeeping A Year's Cookery. Giving Dishes for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner, for Every Day in the Year, Practical Instructions for Their Preparation; And A Special Section On Food For Invalids What Girls can Do: A Book for Mothers and Daughters Field Friends and Forest Foes Talks with Mothers: On the Home Training of Children As Olive Patch Sunny Spain: Its People and Places, With Glimpses of Its History Happy Little People Christmas Frolic and Fun A Parcel of Children With Some Account of their Doings Our Darlings and their Pets Familiar Friends References 1839 births 1927 deaths 19th-century English novelists