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Downton Abbey (Television program)
Household employees -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Household employees in literature.
Aristocracy (Social class) in literature.
Home economics -- Great Britain -- Miscellanea.
Country homes in literature.
Country homes -- Great Britain -- Miscellanea.
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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Downton Abbey (Television program)
Household employees -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Household employees in literature.
Aristocracy (Social class) in literature.
Home economics -- Great Britain -- Miscellanea.
Country homes in literature.
Country homes -- Great Britain -- Miscellanea.
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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Downton Abbey rules for household staff.
St. Martin's Griffin, 2014.
Call #:
640.46 B261d
Subjects
Downton Abbey (Television program)
Household employees -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Household employees in
literature
.
Aristocracy (Social class) in
literature
.
Home economics -- Great Britain -- Miscellanea.
Country
homes
in
literature
.
Country
homes
-- Great Britain -- Miscellanea.
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9781250066329 (hc.)
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Description:
vii, 117 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Notes:
Foreword by Charles Carson.
"Published and printed by arrangement with St. Martin's Griffin and New York." --t. p.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (page 117).
Contents:
The hierarchy of staff -- Butler -- Royal visits -- Housekeeper -- Specific notes pertaining to house parties -- Valet -- Lady's maid -- Particular advice for female servants on posture & carriage -- Cook -- Assistant cook & kitchen maid -- Useful notes for all kitchen staff -- Footman -- First aid, medicinal drinks & curatives -- Housemaid.
Summary:
Downton Abbey may be fictional, but the hierarchy and high standards expected of the staff were typical of the early twentieth century manor household. This guide contains instruction for the staff, and is designed to help them understand their place in upholding the high standards of the household.
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Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library
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