The book was very well known as Mrs Beeton 's Book of Household Management , it was a guide to running a Victorian household , with advice on fashion , childcare , animal husbandry , poisons , the management of servants , science , religion , and industrialism . Popularly known as Mrs Beeton 's Book of Household Management , it was a guide to running a Victorian household , with advice on fashion , childcare , animal husbandry , poisons , the management of servants , science , religion , and industrialism .