Life below stairs
Subtitle: true lives of Edwardian servants
By: Alison Maloney
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781250017659
Subjects: Social conditions; Household employees; History
Description: Television shows such as Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs have captivated millions with the inside story of aristocratic Edwardian households. But what was life really like for the people who kept such a household running? Maloney takes readers behind the scenes to describe servants' daily life in this now vanished world.
Notes: Originally published: Greaat Britain : Michael O'Mara Limted, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-185) and index.
Table of contents: title: Social background; title: Household structure; title: Pay and conditions; title: A day in the life of a country house; title: Toil and technique; title: Special occasions; title: Code of conduct; title: Hiring and firing; title: The high life.