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Domestic Service and Gender, 1660-1750: Life and Work in the London Household

by Tim Meldrum · 1900

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Reveals the real lives of ordinary men and women and how they got their living working within the households of London. The book draws on the testimony of over 1000 servants to bring to life what it was like to live in service.

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17th century17th centuryMore like thisLess of this18th century18th centuryMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisLondonLondonMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 220 pages

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