The contemporary preoccupation with female domesticity undoubtedly. The relationship between master and servant, and wealth and land are outlined so well that it was hard to put the book down. Pamela Horn brings to life the daily round of chores and relaxation in manor house. She has written a number of books on Victorian social history, including The Rise and fall of the Victorian Servant and Ladies of the Manor. Filled with historical details and archived photographs of Britain’s landed families and their day-to-day lives, which depended on the work of their household servants and outdoor staff, this book considers the relationships between those who live above stairs and those who meet their needs and live below stairs.Ībout the author: Pamela Horn formerly lectured on economic and social history at Oxford Poyltechnic, now Oxford Brookes University, for over twenty years. Life in the Victorian Country House is a beautifully illustrated book that is best described visually (See my video below).
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