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Author : Mollie Hardwick
Publisher : Holt McDougal
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036455470
Author : Sarah Warwick
Publisher : Carlton Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Country homes
ISBN : 1847327907
This title takes the reader on a journey through the day in the life of the workings of homes during the Edwardian era. Starting with the work done by the servants before the family had even started to stir and culminating with the preparation and sophistication of a dinner party.
Author : Margaret Powell
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781447200406
Arriving at the great houses of 1920s London, fifteen-year-old Margaret’s life in service was about to begin... As a kitchen maid – the lowest of the low – she entered an entirely new world; one of stoves to be blacked, vegetables to be scrubbed, mistresses to be appeased, and even bootlaces to be ironed. Work started at 5.30am and went on until after dark. It was a far cry from her childhood on the beaches of Hove, where money and food were scarce, but warmth and laughter never were. Yet from the gentleman with a penchant for stroking the housemaids’ curlers, to raucous tea-dances with errand boys, to the heartbreaking story of Agnes the pregnant under-parlourmaid, fired for being seduced by her mistress’s nephew, Margaret’s tales of her time in service are told with wit, warmth, and a sharp eye for the prejudices of her situation. Brilliantly evoking the long-vanished world of masters and servants, Below Stairs is the remarkable true story of an indomitable woman, who, though her position was lowly, never stopped aiming high. 'Enormous gusto, salty humour, wisdom' Evening Standard 'Shrewd, unabashed, wickedly funny, a unique front-line report of her life's experiences' Jack De Manio, BBC
Author : Margaret Powell
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781250029287
The sequel to New York Times bestseller Below Stairs, Servants' Hall tells a gripping real-life tale reminiscent of Downton Abbey's Lady Sybil and Tom Branson and makes a perfect gift book for fans of the popular series and film. Margaret Powell's Below Stairs became a sensation among readers reveling in the luxury and subtle class warfare of Masterpiece Theatre's hit television series Downton Abbey. Now in the sequel Servants' Hall, Powell tells the true story of Rose, the under-parlourmaid to the Wardham Family at Redlands, who took a shocking step: She eloped with the family's only son, Mr. Gerald. Going from rags to riches, Rose finds herself caught up in a maelstrom of gossip, incredulity and envy among her fellow servants. The reaction from upstairs was no better: Mr. Wardham, the master of the house, disdained the match so completely that he refused ever to have contact with the young couple again. Gerald and Rose marry and leave Redlands, and Powell looks on with envy, even as the marriage hits on bumpy times: "To us in the servants' hall, it was just like a fairy tale . . . How I wished I was in her shoes." Once again bringing that lost world to life, Margaret Powell trains her pen and her gimlet eye on her "betters" in this next chapter from a life spent in service. Servants' Hall is Margaret Powell at her best—a warm, funny and sometimes hilarious memoir of life at a time when wealthy families like ruled England.
Author : John Hawkesworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0722143958
Author : Aisha Hasanovic
Publisher : Images Publishing
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1920744347
This is a collection of the following poems:Ode to the WindTempus FugitThe Coldness of the FireplaceWinter, Oh So PowerfulSilent SnowflakesSpring - FinallyThe Lonely ScarecrowThe TunnelThe RainbowMacbethThe Oak TreeWoodDusty DreamsIt is the Thought that CountsHappiness Guaranteed!A MiracleMy Daughter Is BornHealthThe Jigsaw Puzzle of your LifeA New Beginning
Author : Jessica Fellowes
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781250016201
A perfect gift for Downton Abbey fans, this book presents a lavish look at the real world--both the secret history and the behind-the-scenes drama--of the spellbinding Emmy Award-winning Masterpiece TV series that's now a feature film. April 1912. The sun is rising behind Downton Abbey, a great and splendid house in a great and splendid park. So secure does it appear that it seems as if the way it represents will last for another thousand years. It won't. Millions of American viewers were enthralled by the world of Downton Abbey, the mesmerizing TV drama of the aristocratic Crawley family--and their servants--on the verge of dramatic change. On the eve of Season 2 of the TV presentation, this gorgeous book--illustrated with sketches and research from the production team, as well as on-set photographs from both seasons--takes us even deeper into that world, with fresh insights into the story and characters as well as the social history.
Author : Alison Maloney
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781250023124
UPSTAIRS, an Edwardian home would have been a picture of elegance and calm, adorned with social gatherings and extravagantly envisioned dinner parties. DOWNSTAIRS, it was a hive of domestic activity, supported by a body of staff painstakingly devoted to ensuring the smooth running of the household. Brimming with family secrets, society scandal, and of course elaborate parties, dresses, and social customs, the world of an aristocratic Edwardian household as depicted on the hit show Downton Abbey has captivated millions. But what was life really like for the people who kept such a household running: the servants? In Life Below Stairs, international bestselling author Alison Maloney takes readers behind the scenes to reveal a lively and colorful picture of what went on "downstairs," describing servants' daily life in this now-vanished world. Detailing everything from household structure, pay and conditions, special duties, and rules and regulations, to perks, entertainment, and even romance, Maloney examines the drudgery and hardships below stairs, as well as the rewards and pleasures. Thoroughly researched and reliably informed, this charmingly illustrated volume also contains first-hand stories from the staff of the time, making it a must-read for anyone interested in the lifestyle and conduct of a bygone era.
Author : Janice Maynard
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781488062940
She was exactly the kind of woman he knew he shouldn’t want… “You want to kiss me?” He should say no… After moving his lab to northern Maine, billionaire inventor Farrell Stone needs a live-in housekeeper. Single mother Ivy Danby needs a job to support her baby daughter. Both problems solved. Except Ivy fascinates Farrell, more than any temporary employee should. Widowed Farrell doesn’t do relationships, but would one sizzling night with Ivy be a huge mistake…or the fresh start they both need? USA TODAY Bestselling Author
Author : Tomie dePaola
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1997-12-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780399231087
his wonderful generational story, a classic in its own right, celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary in a new, full-color edition, joining the other appealing picture books in which Tomie draws upon his childhood memories. In re-creating the art, Tomie says, ?Creating this art was as emotional an experience for me now as it was then.??In a quietly touching story the author-illustrator depicts loving family relationships so that even the very young reader can understand the concept.??- Publishers Weekly?Children will want to hear this again and again...? -- School Library Journal (starred review)
Author : Laurie John,Francine Pascal
Publisher : Sweet Valley
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : London (England)
ISBN : 0553493566
Elizabeth may be sent back to America unless someone from the Pennington mansion stands up for her.
Author : Stacey Lee
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781524740962
A Reese's Book Club YA Pick and New York Times Bestseller From the critically acclaimed author of Luck of the Titanic, Under a Painted Sky, and Outrun the Moon comes a powerful novel about identity, betrayal, and the meaning of family. By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for the genteel Southern lady, "Dear Miss Sweetie." When her column becomes wildly popular, she uses the power of the pen to address some of society's ills, but she's not prepared for the backlash that follows when her column challenges fixed ideas about race and gender. While her opponents clamor to uncover the secret identity of Miss Sweetie, a mysterious letter sets Jo off on a search for her own past and the parents who abandoned her as a baby. But when her efforts put her in the crosshairs of Atlanta's most notorious criminal, Jo must decide whether she, a girl used to living in the shadows, is ready to step into the light. With prose that is witty, insightful, and at times heartbreaking, Stacey Lee masterfully crafts an extraordinary social drama set in the New South. "This vividly rendered historic novel will keep readers riveted as witty, observant Jo deals with the dangers of questioning power." --The Washington Post "Holds a mirror to our present issues while giving us a detailed and vibrant picture of life in the past." --The New York Times "A joyful read . . . The Downstairs Girl, for all its serious and timely content, is a jolly good time." --NPR
Author : Danielle Steel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : FICTION
ISBN : 9780399179297
"A ... novel about a young American woman who finds love and fulfillment in the course of her involvement with a Downton Abbey-style TV show in England"--
Author : John Hawkesworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 0722142412
Author : Kazuo Ishiguro
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307576187
BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, here is “an intricate and dazzling novel” (The New York Times) about the perfect butler and his fading, insular world in post-World War II England. This is Kazuo Ishiguro's profoundly compelling portrait of a butler named Stevens. Stevens, at the end of three decades of service at Darlington Hall, spending a day on a country drive, embarks as well on a journey through the past in an effort to reassure himself that he has served humanity by serving the "great gentleman," Lord Darlington. But lurking in his memory are doubts about the true nature of Lord Darlington's "greatness," and much graver doubts about the nature of his own life.