Up and Down Stairs: The History of the Country House Servant by Jeremy Musson

Up and Down Stairs: The History of the Country House Servant

Jeremy Musson

391 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction biography history sociology informative slow-paced
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Country houses were reliant on an intricate hierarchy of servants, each of whom provided an essential skill. Up and Down Stairs brings to life this hierarchy, showing how large numbers of people lived together under strict segregation and how some...

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