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Sto caricando le informazioni... Not in Front of the Servants: A True Portrait of English Upstairs/Downstairs Life (1973)di Frank Victor Dawes
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. A fascinating and well written look at the "Upstairs, Downstairs" culture of the English domestic service during the years 1850 to 1939. the author uses historical references, anecdotes from the time as well as correspondence with surviving members of the serving class of the time to bring to life what it was like to live and work in those times. It's a way of life I don't think anyone in our times or culture can fully understand. Servants lived and worked in conditions appalling close to slavery, were treated as a separate species almost, not fully human, and yet they were better off than many of their contemporaries and many found a level of dignity and even social standing among their peers with their own pecking order and status levels. The whole thing was amazingly complex and only worked as long as everyone accepted that this was the way it was supposed to be. Which changed after the two World Wars. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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I found it a bit heavy-going at times, and not as entertaining as it might have been. ( )