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This work is a kitchen-maid's through-the-key hole memoir of life in the great houses of England. At fifteen, she arrived at the servants' entrance to begin her life as a kitchen maid in 1920s England. The lowest of the low, her world was one of stoves to be blacked, vegetables to be scrubbed, mistresses to be appeased, and even bootlaces to be ironed. Work started at 5:30 am and went on until after dark. In this memoir, the author tells her tales of service with wit, warmth, and a sharp eye. From the gentleman with a penchant for stroking 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, this book evokes the long vanished world of masters and servants portrayed in Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs. This is the remarkable true story of an indomitable woman, who, though her position was lowly, never stopped aiming high.… (mere)
It's a must-read for fans of Downton Abbey. However, I feel like I wouldn't have had any context to enjoy it without having watched Downton. I might not have been able to picture things as well if I hadn't. ( )
The actual details of domestic service was very interesting. However, it took a lot of chapters to get to this. Overall quite a short book that could have been better. ( )
En la primera casa en que entró a trabajar como pinche de cocina, a los quince años, Margaret Powell se quedó atónita cuando le dijeron que, entre sus tareas, figuraba la de planchar los cordones de los zapatos. La señora de la casa le prohibió, además, entregarle en mano cualquier cosa: siempre tenía que ser "en bandeja de plata". Era la Inglaterra de los años 20, y en ella, una chica empleada en el servicio doméstico tenía que mentir a los chicos si quería encontrar novio: ellos las llamaban "esclavas".
It was okay. It was like listening to your grandmother tell you stories about the old days and how things were different back then, of course. She writes plainly and most of the chapters are unrelated to each other. She starts at the beginning and carries on chronologically until she gets up to the point where she decided to start writing her book. Maybe this would hit home more for people in the UK vs in the US. ( )
Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen VidenRedigér teksten, så den bliver dansk.
To Leigh (Reggie) Crutchley
with gratitude and affection
Første ord
Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen VidenRedigér teksten, så den bliver dansk.
I was born in 1907 in Hove, the second child of a family of seven.
Citater
Sidste ord
Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen VidenRedigér teksten, så den bliver dansk.
I do often wonder what would have happened if I could have realized my ambition and been a teacher, but I'm happy now, and as my knowledge increases and my reading widens, I look forward to a happy future.
This work is a kitchen-maid's through-the-key hole memoir of life in the great houses of England. At fifteen, she arrived at the servants' entrance to begin her life as a kitchen maid in 1920s England. The lowest of the low, her world was one of stoves to be blacked, vegetables to be scrubbed, mistresses to be appeased, and even bootlaces to be ironed. Work started at 5:30 am and went on until after dark. In this memoir, the author tells her tales of service with wit, warmth, and a sharp eye. From the gentleman with a penchant for stroking 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, this book evokes the long vanished world of masters and servants portrayed in Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs. This is the remarkable true story of an indomitable woman, who, though her position was lowly, never stopped aiming high.
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