| Description |
160 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-156) and index. |
| Contents |
The great age of servants: the whole vanished order, which reached its zenith in the 1880s and 1890s -- Not in front of the servants: the attitudes of employers and servants to each other -- A fate worse than death: the sexual attitudes and behaviour of employers regarding servants -- The divine order: how religion governed the lives of those in domestic service -- Hierarchy below stairs: the ranks, divisions and snobberies of the servant class -- Living at the top, and working at the bottom: how those "in service" lived, and ate -- Fires before breakfast: the staggering work-load below stairs, the long hours and the meagre time off -- The apron will be starched: the uniform of servants, and how they dressed when they were off duty -- Recruiting the skivvies: how servants were hired, and fired -- Wages and "perks": the rewards of service, in case and kind -- High jinks below stairs: how servants managed to enjoy themselves -- The servant problem: the years of decline between the two Great Wars, and two Government inquiries which went into the archives and were quickly forgotten. |
| Summary |
Not in Front of the Servants is Frank Dawes' evocation of life in English domestic service during the years 1850 to 1939. Illustrated with numerous period photographs, what emerges is a richly detailed account of British society and those who served within its strict hierarchy. |
| Subject |
Household employees -- Great Britain -- History.
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Household employees. (OCoLC)fst01730010
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmp7p3cx8hpmJ8HvmTpP
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
0800856058 |
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9780800856052 |
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