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Cover; By the Same Author; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Part I: The Symbolic Pantomime; 1 â#x80;#x98;A Sort of Silence and Embarrassmentâ#x80;#x99;; 2 The Dainty Life; 3 â#x80;#x98;A Seat in the Hallâ#x80;#x99;; 4 Centralising the Egg Yolks; 5 Popinjays and Mob Caps; 6 The Desire for Perfection; 7 â#x80;#x98;Some Poor Girlâ#x80;#x99;s Got To Go Up and Down, Up and Down . . .â#x80;#x99;; Part II: The Sacred Trust; 8 The Ideal Village; 9 â#x80;#x98;Silent, Obsequious and Omnipresentâ#x80;#x99;; 10 â#x80;#x98;Bowing and Scrapingâ#x80;#x99;; Part III: The Age of Ambivalence; 11 â#x80;#x98;Out of a Cageâ#x80;#x99;; 12 â#x80;#x98;Donâ#x80;#x99;t Think Your Life Will Be Any Different to Mineâ#x80;#x99;;Servants: A Downstairs View of Twentieth-century Britain is the social history of the last century through the eyes of those who served. From the butler, the footman, the maid and the cook of 1900 to the au pairs, cleaners and childminders who took their place seventy years later, a previously unheard class offers a fresh perspective on a dramatic century. Here, the voices of servants and domestic staff, largely ignored by history, are at last brought to life: their daily hous

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Author

Lethbridge, Lucy

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781408834077

Category

history

Subjects

History, European History, Humanities

Rating

3.59 / 5 (42 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14