The Housekeeper's Tale - The Women Who Really Ran the English Country House

About the author

Tessa Boase has written three books of social history: The Housekeeper's Tale (2014); Etta Lemon (first published as Mrs Pankhurst's Purple Feather in 2018), both by Aurum, and London's Lost Department Stores (2022). She is a journalist, lecturer and broadcaster, appearing on 'Secrets of the National Trust' with Alan Titchmarsh, 'Tony Robinson's History of Britain', and 'Jay Blades' Country House Through Time'. She lives with her family on the Sussex coast. www.tessaboase.com

Summary

Revelatory, gripping and unexpectedly poignant, The Housekeeper’ s Tale champions the invisible women who ran the English country house.

Product details

• Authors: Tessa Boase, Boase Tessa
• Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 15.05.2015
• EAN: 9781781314104
• ISBN: 978-1-78131-410-4
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 199 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909