Servants - English Domestics in the Eighteenth Century

Zusatztext Hill has produced a valuable synthesis of secondary research and primary sources ... the book offers a fascinating glimpse into areas of eighteenth-century life which have otherwise been only dimly perceived. Informationen zum Autor Bridget Hill is now retired - worked for Open University and was Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford Klappentext For the first time since 1956, here is a book about eighteenth-century servants, male and female, in large and small households, in town and country, seen not only through the diaries and journals of their masters, but also through the eyes of the few domestic servants who recorded their own experiences. Offering new material on the sexuality of servants, on kin as servants, and on pauper servants, Bridget Hill's fascinating and detailed essays provide a newperspective on an important facet of English domestic life in the eighteenth century. Zusammenfassung This is a study into 18th-century servants, male and female, in large and small households, in both town and country. This collection of essays offers new material on the sexuality of servants, on kin as servants and on pauper servants.

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• Authors: Bridget Hill, Bridget (Is Now Retired. She Worked for the Hill, Bridget (is now retired. She worked for the Open University and was a Fellow of Hill, Hill Bridget
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.06.1996
• EAN: 9780198206217
• ISBN: 978-0-19-820621-7
• No. of pages: 286
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; England, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, C 1700 To C 1800