 In 1857 , less than a year after the wedding , Isabella began writing for one of her husband 's publications , The Englishwoman 's Domestic Magazine . She translated French fiction and wrote the cookery column , though all the recipes were plagiarised from other works or sent in by the magazine 's readers . In 1859 the Beetons launched a series of 48 @-@ page monthly supplements to The Englishwoman 's Domestic Magazine ; the 24 instalments were published in one volume as Mrs Beeton 's Book of Household Management in October 1861 , which sold 60 @,@ 000 copies in the first year . Isabella was working on an abridged version of her book , which was to be titled The Dictionary of Every @-@ Day Cookery , when she died of puerperal fever in February 1865 at the age of 28 . She gave birth to four children , two of whom died in infancy , and had several miscarriages . Two of her biographers , Nancy Spain and Kathryn Hughes , posit the theory that Samuel had unknowingly contracted syphilis in a premarital liaison with a prostitute , and had unwittingly passed the disease on to his wife . 
 In 1857 , less than a year after the wedding , Isabella began writing for one of her husband <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>publications , The Englishwoman <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>Domestic Magazine . She translated French fiction and wrote the cookery column , though all the recipes <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> plagiarised from other works or sent in by the magazine <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>readers . In 1859 the Beetons launched a series of 48 @-@ page monthly supplements to The Englishwoman <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>Domestic Magazine ; the 24 instalments <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> published in one volume as Mrs Beeton <a href='null_genetive' title='7'><mark>'s</mark></a>Book of Household Management in October 1861 , which sold 60 @,@ 000 copies in the first year . Isabella was working on an abridged version of her book , which was to be titled The Dictionary of Every @-@ Day Cookery , when she died of puerperal fever in February 1865 at the age of 28 . She gave birth to four children , two of whom died in infancy , and had several miscarriages . Two of her biographers , Nancy Spain and Kathryn Hughes , posit the theory that Samuel <a href='been_done' title='8'><mark>had</mark></a> unknowingly contracted syphilis in a premarital liaison with a prostitute , and <a href='been_done' title='9'><mark>had</mark></a> unwittingly passed the disease on to his wife . 
In 1857 , less den a year after the wedding , Isabella began writing fa one of her husband  publications , The Englishwoman  Domestic Magazine . She translated French fiction and wrote da cookery column , tho all tdarecipes was plagiarised from other works or sent in by thdaagazine  readers . In 1859 thedaetons launched a series of 48 @-@ page monthly supplements to The Englishwoman  Domestic Magazine ; the 24 instalments was published in one volume as Mrs Beeton  Book of Household Management in October 1861 , which sold 60 @,@ 000 copies in the first year . Isabella was working on an abridged version of her book , which was to b titled The dationary of Every @-@ Day Cookery , when she died of puerperal fever in February 1865 at the adaof 28 . She gave birth to four children , 2 of whom died in infancy , and had several miscarriages . Two of her biographers , Nancy Spain and Kathryn Hughes , posit the theory dat Samuel done unknowingly contracted syphilis in a premarital liaison with a prostitute , and done unwittingly passed the didase on to his wife .