A Deep Dive Into Victorian Servants


Content warning: mentions of sexual abuse, suicide.

Yes, it is awkward being next-door neighbours with THE ACTUAL SUN, thank you for asking.

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Sources and further reading:
Beeton, I. 1861. The Book of Household Management. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/…
Davies, M. L. ed. 1931. Life As We Have Known It. https://archive.org/details/lifeasweh…
Delap, L. Who mops the floor now? How domestic service shaped 20th-century Britain. https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/w…
Dickens, C. 1882. Dickens’ Dictionary of London, 4th ed. pg. 245. https://archive.org/details/dickenssd…
Linton, E. L. 1874. On The Side Of The Maids. The Cornhill Magazine, 29.http://www.victorianweb.org/victorian… https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record…
Parker, E. 1830. Sampler. https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O7…
Sergeant, A. M. 1852. The maid of all work’s complete guide. https://archive.org/details/maidofall…


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