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Dinner & Dessert Notebook — Inspired by Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days

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Part of the officially licensed Around the World in Eighty Days: The Victorian Age of Travel journal collection, the Dinner & Dessert Notebook connects Jules Verne’s famous journey with Victorian dining and domestic culture preserved in the British Library.

As travel and global trade expanded, foods, tableware and customs from across the world entered Victorian daily life. Inspired by the novel and The Book of Household Management, the design turns dining rituals into a warm, accessible expression of cultural exchange.

Made with specially selected 100gsm writing paper, this compact notebook is ideal for recipes, menus, reflections and everyday notes. Its combination of literature, food culture and historic provenance makes it especially suitable for museum shops, bookstores and gift retailers.

The cultural sources

Anchor narrative: Around the World in Eighty Days, Jules Verne
British Library shelfmark: 1608/4408
Supporting artefact: The Book of Household Management, Isabella Mary Beeton
British Library shelfmark: 7942.dd.9
Publication: London, 1892
Image source: The British Library collection

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