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Behind the Scenes: Domestic Arrangements in Historic Houses
Behind the Scenes is a fascinating exploration of the history of housekeeping through the well-preserved properties of Britain's National Trust.In today's world of fully stocked supermarkets and astonishing appliances, it is hard to imagine how people managed to run a household in the days before gas, electricity, central heating, refrigeration, and running water. How did...more
Hardcover, 224 pages
Published
October 1st 1997
by ABRAMS
(first published 1997)
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What a bloody wonderful book! One of the best resources a writer can have!
Great book that gives really lot of information about the organisation, construction and equipement in a household, from forks to placement of servants' quarters.
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Christina Hardyment read history at Newnham College, Cambridge, and has twice held the Alistair Horne Historians' Writing Fellowship at St. Antony's College, Oxford. She is a writer and broadcaster with wide interests, and lives in Oxford, England.
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