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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
Adult Nonfiction
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