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In 1851 there were over one million servants in Britain, making domestic service the second largest occupational group after agriculture. The range of people who kept servants was vast, from aristocrats to the lower middle class families who employed a single 'maid of all work'. This book covers the whole range of domestic service in the nineteenth century, describing the work and conditions of servants and giving an insight into the strict social hierarchy, which was strong 'below stairs' as above.
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Trevor May was educated at the universities of London and Exeter and has spent much of his life in teacher training, as principal lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire, formerly Hatfield Polytechnic. he is the author of more than a dozen books on economic and social history including for Shire 'The Victorian Railway Worker', 'The Victorian Schoolroom', 'The Victorian Clergyman', 'The Victorian Workhouse' and 'The Victorian Undertaker'
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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This tidy little book gives good basic historical information about domestic service in Victorian England. The book may be too short to give too much depth and detail, what it does offer is pretty informative in an easy to read format. Really enjoyed reading it. Good opener for interested readers to gather basic information on the topic.
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The book is too short to give too much depth and detail, but it offers a lot of information indeed.
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Thanks to Amazon I found The Victorian Domestic Servant (Shire Album) which gives me more insight on the subject of Life in Victorian England; and it makes an interesting addition to my collection of research books.
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