Margaret Powell
1) Below stairs: the classic kitchen maid's memoir that inspired Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbey
Author
Language
English
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Description
"A kitchen-maid's through-the-key hole memoir of life in the great houses of England--now a bestseller in the UK. 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 5:30am and went on until after dark. In this captivating memoir,...
Author
Language
English
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Description
In the sequel to Below Stairs, Powell tells the true story of Rose, the under-parlourmaid to the Wardham Family at Redlands, who took a shocking step: She eloped with the family's only son. Once again bringing a lost world to life, Powell trains her pen on her "betters" in this next warm, funny chapter from a life spent in service.
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Description
xix, 332 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The author gives readers a closer look at the world inside the vast kitchens of these great houses. It's an eye-opening and mouthwatering snapshot of that world. The upstairs dining room always demanded the best of Continental cuisine and, cooking downstairs, Margaret Powell obliged. Her cookery book is a firsthand account of the way people cooked and dined in the early twentieth century when houses like those in "Upstairs, Downstairs" and "Downton...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
"Empowering and encouraging, this picture book biography of the first nationally known African American fashion designer, who dressed millionaires and movie stars, details her creative process as well as the obstacles she overcame to become the best"--
