Domestic Service (Non Fiction)

1.
Minding the Manor: The Memoir Of A 1930S English Kitchen Maid
Minding the Manor: The Memoir Of A 1930S English Kitchen Maid 4.25 avg rating — 2,838 ratings
2.
One Pair Of Hands
One Pair Of Hands 3.86 avg rating — 1,544 ratings
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The Maid's Tale
The Maid's Tale
by: Tom Quinn
4.09 avg rating — 798 ratings
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Below Stairs
Below Stairs 3.58 avg rating — 14,239 ratings
5.
The Cook's Tale
The Cook's Tale 4.33 avg rating — 559 ratings
6.
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle 3.64 avg rating — 20,492 ratings
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Over a Hot Stove: Life below stairs in Britain's great houses: the charming memoirs of a 1930s kitchen maid
Over a Hot Stove: Life below stairs in Britain's great houses: the charming memoirs of a 1930s kitchen maid 3.74 avg rating — 639 ratings
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Servants: A Downstairs View of Twentieth-Century Britain
Servants: A Downstairs View of Twentieth-Century Britain 3.69 avg rating — 1,440 ratings
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Life Below Stairs: in the Victorian and Edwardian Country House
Life Below Stairs: in the Victorian and Edwardian Country House 3.96 avg rating — 273 ratings
10.
Life in a Country House
Life in a Country House 4.11 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Erin's Daughters in America: Irish Immigrant Women in the Nineteenth Century
Erin's Daughters in America: Irish Immigrant Women in the Nineteenth Century 3.78 avg rating — 146 ratings
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Keeping Their Place: Domestic Service in the Country House
Keeping Their Place: Domestic Service in the Country House 3.44 avg rating — 54 ratings
13.
Up and Down Stairs: The History of the Country House Servant
Up and Down Stairs: The History of the Country House Servant 3.69 avg rating — 451 ratings
14.
Life Below Stairs: True Lives of Edwardian Servants
Life Below Stairs: True Lives of Edwardian Servants 3.35 avg rating — 3,583 ratings
15.
Inside the Victorian Home: A Portrait of Domestic Life in Victorian England
Inside the Victorian Home: A Portrait of Domestic Life in Victorian England 4.18 avg rating — 2,690 ratings
16.
My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House
My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House 4.04 avg rating — 257 ratings
17.
Maid in India: Stories of Inequality and Opportunity Inside Our Homes
Maid in India: Stories of Inequality and Opportunity Inside Our Homes 3.72 avg rating — 114 ratings
18.
A Spoonful of Sugar: A Nanny's Story
A Spoonful of Sugar: A Nanny's Story 3.84 avg rating — 911 ratings
19.
Like One of the Family: Conversations from a Domestic's Life (BLACK WOMEN WRITERS SERIES)
Like One of the Family: Conversations from a Domestic's Life (BLACK WOMEN WRITERS SERIES) 4.15 avg rating — 449 ratings
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Life Below Stairs: Domestic Servants in England from Victorian Times
Life Below Stairs: Domestic Servants in England from Victorian Times 3.72 avg rating — 36 ratings
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Aprons and Silver Spoons: The heartwarming memoirs of a 1930s scullery maid
Aprons and Silver Spoons: The heartwarming memoirs of a 1930s scullery maid 4.25 avg rating — 2,838 ratings
22.
Domestic Life in England
Domestic Life in England 4.03 avg rating — 35 ratings
23.
Life Below Stairs: The Real Lives of Servants, the Edwardian Era to 1939
Life Below Stairs: The Real Lives of Servants, the Edwardian Era to 1939 3.89 avg rating — 35 ratings
24.
Cultures of Servitude: Modernity, Domesticity, and Class in India
Cultures of Servitude: Modernity, Domesticity, and Class in India
by: Raka Ray
4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings
25.
The Butler: A Witness to History
The Butler: A Witness to History 3.26 avg rating — 3,708 ratings
25.
On Duty with the Queen
On Duty with the Queen 3.99 avg rating — 880 ratings
25.
Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies
Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies
by: J.B. West
4.14 avg rating — 34,946 ratings
25.
The Green Baize Door, as told to Richard Viner
The Green Baize Door, as told to Richard Viner 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
29.
The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe
The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe 3.79 avg rating — 4,762 ratings
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The Queen's Servants: Gentlewomen's Dress at the Accession of Henry VIII
The Queen's Servants: Gentlewomen's Dress at the Accession of Henry VIII 4.58 avg rating — 43 ratings
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Beyond the Green Baize Door
Beyond the Green Baize Door 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
32.
Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House 3.86 avg rating — 4,108 ratings
32.
Private Life in Britain's Stately Homes: Masters and Servants in the Golden Age
Private Life in Britain's Stately Homes: Masters and Servants in the Golden Age 3.17 avg rating — 63 ratings
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Over a Hot Stove: Life below stairs in Britain’s great houses: the charming memoirs of a 1930s kitchen maid
Over a Hot Stove: Life below stairs in Britain’s great houses: the charming memoirs of a 1930s kitchen maid 3.74 avg rating — 639 ratings
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Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown
Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown 4.06 avg rating — 30,064 ratings
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The King's Servants: Men's Dress At The Accession Of Henry VIII
The King's Servants: Men's Dress At The Accession Of Henry VIII 4.54 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Through The Green Baize Doors Fota House
Through The Green Baize Doors Fota House 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Climbing the Stairs: Further Tales of a 1920s Kitchen Maid
Climbing the Stairs: Further Tales of a 1920s Kitchen Maid 3.49 avg rating — 342 ratings
38.
Servants: A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth-Century to Modern Times
Servants: A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth-Century to Modern Times 3.69 avg rating — 1,440 ratings
40.
Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy
Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy 3.84 avg rating — 1,276 ratings
41.
Victorian Servants, A Very Peculiar History
Victorian Servants, A Very Peculiar History 3.72 avg rating — 39 ratings
42.
Debrett's New Guide to Etiquette and Modern Manners
Debrett's New Guide to Etiquette and Modern Manners 3.90 avg rating — 104 ratings
42.
French Illusions: My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley (Book 1)
French Illusions: My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley (Book 1) 3.83 avg rating — 1,134 ratings
44.
Rose: My Life in Service to Lady Astor
Rose: My Life in Service to Lady Astor 3.76 avg rating — 3,282 ratings
45.
A day in the life of a Victorian domestic servant (Unwin Victorian day series)
A day in the life of a Victorian domestic servant (Unwin Victorian day series) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Wanted: Toddler's Personal Assistant
Wanted: Toddler's Personal Assistant 3.66 avg rating — 5,261 ratings
47.
Private Life in Britain's Stately Homes: Masters and Servants in the Golden Age
Private Life in Britain's Stately Homes: Masters and Servants in the Golden Age 3.17 avg rating — 63 ratings
48.
The Duties of Servants: A Practical Guide to the Routine of Domestic Service
The Duties of Servants: A Practical Guide to the Routine of Domestic Service 3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Servants' Hall: A Real Life Upstairs, Downstairs Romance
Servants' Hall: A Real Life Upstairs, Downstairs Romance 3.55 avg rating — 1,346 ratings
50.
Victorian Domestic Servant
Victorian Domestic Servant 3.61 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Roberts' Guide for Butlers & Household Staff (Applewood Books)
Roberts' Guide for Butlers & Household Staff (Applewood Books) 3.71 avg rating — 48 ratings
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Life Below Stairs: In the 20th Century
Life Below Stairs: In the 20th Century 3.41 avg rating — 22 ratings
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The Lady's Maid: My Life in Service
The Lady's Maid: My Life in Service 3.76 avg rating — 3,282 ratings
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Below Stairs: 400 Years of Servants' Portraits
Below Stairs: 400 Years of Servants' Portraits 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management
Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management 3.83 avg rating — 1,382 ratings
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Visitbritain Stately Service Then and Now
Visitbritain Stately Service Then and Now it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
57.
They Also Serve
They Also Serve 4.21 avg rating — 384 ratings
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Below Stairs: Domestic Service Remembered in Dublin and Beyond, 1880-1922
Below Stairs: Domestic Service Remembered in Dublin and Beyond, 1880-1922 liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Below stairs in the great country houses
Below stairs in the great country houses 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The servants' hall: A domestic history of Erddig
The servants' hall: A domestic history of Erddig 3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings
61.
Yes Mum, No Mum: Life in Domestic Service
Yes Mum, No Mum: Life in Domestic Service liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Upstairs & Downstairs: The Illustrated Guide to the Real World of Downton Abbey
Upstairs & Downstairs: The Illustrated Guide to the Real World of Downton Abbey 3.64 avg rating — 411 ratings
63.
Governess: The Lives and Times of the Real Jane Eyres
Governess: The Lives and Times of the Real Jane Eyres 3.54 avg rating — 300 ratings