Antonia Isola
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Antonia Isola (born May 16, 1876) is the pseudonym of Mabel Earl McGinnis, author of Simple Italian Cookery,[1] the first Italian cookbook published in the U.S.[citation needed]
Biography[]
McGinnis was born May 16, 1876, in New York to John McGinnis and Lydia Olivia Matteson. She married Norvell Richardson.
She had lived in Rome for some years and was well-versed in Italian food, but publishers Harper & Brothers chose the pseudonym to impart the air of "authenticity" to the work. Simple Italian Cookery was published February 1912.
References[]
- ^ "Simple Italian Cooking". Times Union. Brooklyn, New York. February 24, 1912. p. 23. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- Simple Italian Cookery, by Antonia Isola. Harper & Brothers 1912; Reprinted by Applewood Books for in 2005, introduction by Robert Brower, ISBN 1-55709-573-6
External links[]
- Works by Mabel Earl McGinnis at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Antonia Isola in libraries (WorldCat catalog) (single book)
- Works by or about Antonia Isola at Internet Archive
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