The rise and fall of the Victorian servant
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Author
Publication
1989 - A. Sutton, Wolfeboro Falls, N.H, New Hampshire
Language
English
Word Count
55,250 words, Guess
Page Count
221 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiverisefallofvictor0000horn_d9p0
- ISBN-100862992966
- ISBN-139780862992965
- Goodreads4464149
- LibraryThing230906
and 2 more
- Library of Congress Control Number89019686
- Open LibraryOL2198916M
Classifications
- DDC305.5/6
- LCCHD8039.D52 G776 1989
Alternate Titles
- Rise & fall of the Victorian servant.
- Victorian servant.
Description
Victorian England measured social acceptability in terms of the number of servants employed in a household. It is perhaps unsuprising then that this frequently overlooked body of workers actually formed the largest occupational group in the country at the end of the nineteenth century. In this illustrated account, Pamela Horn draws upon a wealth of contemporary sources and 'servants' books' as well as personal reminiscences by servants and employers. She presents a comprehensive record of recruitment and training; the duties expected by servants, and the wide range of conditions under which they worked, some of which led to happy retirement, others to prostitution or squalid death. It is a compelling picture of a vanished social system
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