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Describing the skills, equipment and work organisation which brought cleanliness and order to the English country house, this book includes first-hand recollections of servants themselves. The title examines the social structures, describes skills, equipment, cleaning methods and work organization of the housemaid, laundrymaid, footman, valet and hall-boy. The author also looks at how servants spent their time outside working hours. Contemporary manuals, diaries, and accounts give an insight into what life was like for those in domestic service.
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Physical description; [iv], 268p : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.Subjects; Domestics - England - Social life and customs. Country homes - England - History. Household employees - England - History.
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