The Complete Servant by Samuel Adams
First published 1825. A fascinating source of social history and a guide to backstairs living in both large and modest houses of the late Georgian era. Advice to employers and their servants from an ex-butler and an ex-housekeeper, dealing not only with the kitchen but also with the house, stables and garden, and with an unusual section on menservants' duties over a period when little is known about them. 30 categories of servants' duties are discussed, and also the duties of employers toward them; these last are surprisingly humane and tolerant. Introduction by Pamela Horn.
Enthralling Book Ruth Rendell, Daily Telegraph
Samuel and Sarah Adams were 50 years in service, starting as the lowest menials and ending as Butler and Housekeeper, respectively. Pamela Horn has written a number of books on English country life and education during the 18th and 19th-centuries, including Life and Labour in Rural England 1760-1850 (1987) and The Rise and Fall of the Victorian Servant .
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| ISBN 13 | 9781870962094 |
| ISBN 10 | 1870962095 |
| Title | The Complete Servant |
| Author | Samuel Adams |
| Series | Southover Press Historic Cookery And Housekeeping |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2008-05-06 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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