Diary Of A Lady S Maid
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Diary Of A Lady S Maid
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Author : Emma Southgate
language : en
Publisher: Melbourne University Publish
Release Date : 1995
Diary Of A Lady S Maid written by Emma Southgate and has been published by Melbourne University Publish this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with History categories.
A very busy day. Lord and Lady Carrington arrived from England. Miss Harbord, 3 Gentlemen in Suite, 3 children, two nurses, two maids, 2 valets. Every room occupied. 47 to dinner-in State dining room-and 500 in the evening. All went off capitally. We got to bed soon after 2 a.m.' The reliable, hard-working and loyal Emma Southgate began her diary when she journeyed across rough seas and under stormy skies from England to Australia in 1884. She travelled as lady's maid to Lady Loch, wife of the newly appointed Governor of Victoria. When they arrived in Melbourne and took up residence in the magnificent Government House, Emma had the presence of mind to continue her record of daily life. The legacy of her diligence is published here for the first time. Through Emma's words we can relive the halcyon days of colonial times: sumptuous parties in elegant ballrooms and receptions on rolling lawns; stylish travel through the colonies of Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and South Australia; holidays in a grand home at Mount Macedon; important international visitors; and the social whirl that accompanied occasions such as Melbourne Cup week. These events are charmingly described in Emma's diaries from a behind-the-scenes point of view-the weariness of having to serve tea to thousands of 'ladies and gentlemen', visits to the poor and excursions to the beach, illnesses among staff and the kindnesses of her employers. Emma's authentic evocation of her life sparkles. Unpretentious and forthright, Emma's words captivate the reader as they bring to life the people, the places and the times. Besides Emma's accounts, Helen Vellacott has placed the newspaper reports of the day that show the official view-often quite different from Emma's observations. In this way, and with intriguing additional comment and information, Diary of a Lady's Maid gives us an insight into early Australian society.
The Diary Of A Scullery Maid
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Author : Joe Rogers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Diary Of A Scullery Maid written by Joe Rogers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with categories.
Although the story opens and closes in present-day Spain, the real beginnings are set in the early 1900s when, in Africa, the well-equipped army of the British Empire was being humbled by a few Boer farmers whose only uniform was a slouch hat and a bandolier over everyday work clothes. In England, with the wealth of the aristocracy in decline, Lord and Lady Blanchford-Carter decided to augment their dwindling finances by transforming part of their stately mansion into a high-class brothel for the upper echelons of society. Into this strange household came the young and innocent Helen Sarsfield to commence employment as a scullery maid. In Ireland, Helen's twin brother enlisted in the Connaught Rangers, and would soon depart for Africa, leaving behind his sweetheart in an Ireland rife with talks of insurrection; a place where James Connolly was reminding people that England's difficulty was Ireland's opportunity.
Lady S Maid
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Author : Margaret Forster
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-06-30
Lady S Maid written by Margaret Forster and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-30 with Fiction categories.
London 1844, and a shy young woman has arrived to take up a new position in the grandeur of No. 50, Wimpole Street. Subtly and compellingly, Lady's Maid gives voice to Elizabeth Wilson's untold story, her complex relationship with her mistress, Elizabeth Barrett, and her dramatic role in the most famous elopement in history.
Lady S Maid
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Author : Margaret Forster
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2012-08-22
Lady S Maid written by Margaret Forster and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-22 with Fiction categories.
“Fascinating . . . The reader is treated to a revealing account of the passionate romance between Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning through the eyes of an intimate observer.”—Booklist Young and timid but full of sturdy good sense and awakening sophistication, Lily Wilson arrives in London in 1844, becoming a lady’s maid to the fragile, housebound Elizabeth Barrett. Lily is quickly drawn to her mistress’ s gaiety and sharp intelligence, the power of her poetry, and her deep emotional need. It is a strange intimacy that will last sixteen years. It is Lily who smuggles Miss Barrett out of the gloomy Wimpole Street house, witnesses her secret wedding to Robert Browning in an empty church, and flees with them to threadbare lodgings and the heat, light, and colors of Italy. As housekeeper, nursemaid, companion, and confidante, Lily is with Elizabeth in every crisis–birth, bereavement, travel, literary triumph. As her devotion turns almost to obsession, Lily forgets her own fleeting loneliness. But when Lily’s own affairs take a dramatic turn, she comes to expect the loyalty from Elizabeth that she herself has always given. Praise for Lady's Maid “[A] wonderful novel . . . fully imagined and persuasive fiction.”—The New York Times Book Review “Absorbing . . . heartbreaking . . . grips the reader's imagination on every page . . . [Margaret] Forster paints a vivid picture of class, station, hypocrisy and survival in Victorian society.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Extremely readable . . . The author's sense of the nineteenth century seems innate.”—The New Yorker “Highly recommended . . . an engrossing novel of the colorful Browning ménage.”—Library Journal “Delightful . . . entertaining.”—Vogue
The Diary Of A Maidservant
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Author : Krishna Baldev Vaid
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2007
The Diary Of A Maidservant written by Krishna Baldev Vaid and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Fiction categories.
Post-Independence Hindi literature is by and large dominated by the representations of urban, middle class life. Given this context, the focus of Krishna Baldev Vaid's The Diary of a Maidservant is unusual. While the setting is still the big city, the novel bridges the class-divide to delineate the life and thoughts of a young woman who earns a living as a casual household help. The story revolves around Shanti, a teenage maidservant. The generous and literate Mrs Varma gives Shanti a notebook to write in. Through this 'diary' Shanti gradually discovers all kinds of things about herself-impulses, dreams, contradictions. The same diary unfolds the forces an intelligent but poor girl has to contend with in burgeoning New Delhi. Shanti must cope with a family struggling to survive, predatory males, demanding mistresses, and a multitude of her own desires. Even the kindness of her middle-aged employers Biji and Newspaper Sahab-two people who idealistically set out to improve Shanti'slot in life-brings problems with it. Dedicated to hard-working women domestics, Krishna Baldev Vaid thrusts the reader directly into the complications of everyday relationships between masters and servants, and men and women. The Introduction to the volume has been written by Ashok Vajpeyi, a distinguished poet, critic, and editor. The novel, an absorbing read, and the analytically rich introduction by Professor Ashok Vajpeyi, a distinguished poet and academic, will appeal to students and scholars of literature in general and Indian literature in translation in particular, comparative literature, gender studies, cultural studies, as well as general readers.
National Trust The Secret Diary Of Jane Pinny Victorian House Maid
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Author : Philip Ardagh
language : en
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Release Date : 2017-09-07
National Trust The Secret Diary Of Jane Pinny Victorian House Maid written by Philip Ardagh and has been published by Nosy Crow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-07 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Facts meet fiction in this exciting, intricate Victorian detective story! Jane Pinny has moved to the very grand Lytton House to be a Maid Of All Work. And being a Maid Of All Work means that she has to do... well, ALL the work, obviously! Cleaning, dusting, scrubbing, washing - there's SO much to do in a Victorian country house. But when a priceless jade necklace belonging to the lady of the house disappears, Jane turns accidental detective (with the help of her best friend, a pigeon called Plump...) - can she solve the mystery of the missing jewels before it's too late? Perfect for fans of Horrible Histories, filled with amazing facts and historical trivia, with an exciting story and brilliant illustrations, you won't be able to put this SECRET DIARY down! Read the other books in the series: The Secret Diary of John Drawbridge, Medieval Knight in Training The Secret Diary of Thomas Snoop, Tudor Boy Spy The Secret Diary of Kitty Cask, Smuggler's Daughter
Miss Kobayashi S Dragon Maid Elma S Office Lady Diary Vol 1
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Author : coolkyousinnjya
language : en
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Release Date : 2019-02-26
Miss Kobayashi S Dragon Maid Elma S Office Lady Diary Vol 1 written by coolkyousinnjya and has been published by Seven Seas Entertainment this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-26 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
Some people live to work, others work to live. But Elma works to...eat! Elma is a Harmony Dragon who came to the human world to bring fellow dragon Tohru back home. In order to stay close to Tohru, Elma has taken a job as an office lady (OL). This charming new series from the world of Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid follows the 9-to-5 adventures of Elma as she learns to work and eat her way through the OL life. From mixed-up mixers to death marches, Elma learns that being an OL is just as hard as being a dragon...
Diary Of An Ordinary Schoolgirl
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Author : Margaret Forster
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2017-12-07
Diary Of An Ordinary Schoolgirl written by Margaret Forster and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
23 February Results rolling in! Algebra, 6th = 74%. Not bad. Latin = 55% Thrilled! History top = 85% smashing! Geography, disgusting, 2nd = 67%. In 1954 in Carlisle lived an ordinary 15-year-old schoolgirl called Margaret. She would go on to become an acclaimed writer, the author of the novels Georgy Girl and Diary of an Ordinary Woman as well as biographies and memoirs. But this is her diary from that year; her life. Hers might be a lost world, but her daily observations bring it back in vivid, irresistible detail. 7 May Wonderful feat accomplished yesterday by Roger Bannister! At last, the 4 minute mile. Glad an Englishman got it before anyone else. 24 July Bought a pair of shorts – white, very short with two pockets. Super but rather daring! 2 September Mum’s coming back on Saturday. Miss her every minute! I'll never marry and have a family -- housekeeping for two for a week is bad enough -- but for life!
Miss Kobayashi S Dragon Maid Elma S Office Lady Diary Vol 3
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Author : coolkyousinnjya
language : en
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Release Date : 2020-06-23
Miss Kobayashi S Dragon Maid Elma S Office Lady Diary Vol 3 written by coolkyousinnjya and has been published by Seven Seas Entertainment this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-23 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
Working in the human world is full of unexpected new surprises! Elma earns her first bonus, and does battle with makeup, pickup artists, and office drinking parties. Tohru, Kanna, Lucoa, and the rest of the usual suspects all make appearances as Elma devours her way through the life of a modern-day Office Lady!
Miss Kobayashi S Dragon Maid Elma S Office Lady Diary Vol 2
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Author : coolkyousinnjya
language : en
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Release Date : 2019-08-20
Miss Kobayashi S Dragon Maid Elma S Office Lady Diary Vol 2 written by coolkyousinnjya and has been published by Seven Seas Entertainment this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-20 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
Being a harmony dragon has nothing on the challenges of office work! From learning how to make box lunches to surviving all-out ramen battles, Elma is finding life as an office lady in Japan to be delicious. But when her office is reorganized, can she rise to the challenge--and should she even try?