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The Victorian Domestic Servant
Description
In 1851 there were over one million servants in Britain. This work covers a range of domestic service in the nineteenth century, describing the work and conditions of servants and giving an insight into the strict social hierarchy, which was strong 'below stairs' as above.
Table of Contents
The recruitment of servants; Pay and conditions; The work of male servants; The work of female servants' Kitchen and laundry' The decline of domestic service; further reading and places to visit.
Product details
| Published | 01 Apr 2007 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 32 |
| ISBN | 9780747803683 |
| Imprint | Shire Publications |
| Dimensions | 210 x 149 mm |
| Series | Shire Library |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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