Author: Joe Rogers
Publisher:
ISBN: 1413736076
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Although the story opens and closes in present-day Spain, the real beginnings are set in the early 1900s when, in Africa, the well-equipped army of the British Empire was being humbled by a few Boer farmers whose only uniform was a slouch hat and a bandolier over everyday work clothes. In England, with the wealth of the aristocracy in decline, Lord and Lady Blanchford-Carter decided to augment their dwindling finances by transforming part of their stately mansion into a high-class brothel for the upper echelons of society. Into this strange household came the young and innocent Helen Sarsfield to commence employment as a scullery maid. In Ireland, Helen's twin brother enlisted in the Connaught Rangers, and would soon depart for Africa, leaving behind his sweetheart in an Ireland rife with talks of insurrection; a place where James Connolly was reminding people that England's difficulty was Ireland's opportunity.
The Diary of a Scullery Maid
Author: Joe Rogers
Publisher:
ISBN: 1413736076
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Although the story opens and closes in present-day Spain, the real beginnings are set in the early 1900s when, in Africa, the well-equipped army of the British Empire was being humbled by a few Boer farmers whose only uniform was a slouch hat and a bandolier over everyday work clothes. In England, with the wealth of the aristocracy in decline, Lord and Lady Blanchford-Carter decided to augment their dwindling finances by transforming part of their stately mansion into a high-class brothel for the upper echelons of society. Into this strange household came the young and innocent Helen Sarsfield to commence employment as a scullery maid. In Ireland, Helen's twin brother enlisted in the Connaught Rangers, and would soon depart for Africa, leaving behind his sweetheart in an Ireland rife with talks of insurrection; a place where James Connolly was reminding people that England's difficulty was Ireland's opportunity.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1413736076
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Although the story opens and closes in present-day Spain, the real beginnings are set in the early 1900s when, in Africa, the well-equipped army of the British Empire was being humbled by a few Boer farmers whose only uniform was a slouch hat and a bandolier over everyday work clothes. In England, with the wealth of the aristocracy in decline, Lord and Lady Blanchford-Carter decided to augment their dwindling finances by transforming part of their stately mansion into a high-class brothel for the upper echelons of society. Into this strange household came the young and innocent Helen Sarsfield to commence employment as a scullery maid. In Ireland, Helen's twin brother enlisted in the Connaught Rangers, and would soon depart for Africa, leaving behind his sweetheart in an Ireland rife with talks of insurrection; a place where James Connolly was reminding people that England's difficulty was Ireland's opportunity.
Wives and Mothers, Schoolmistresses and Scullery Maids
Author: Elizabeth Jane Errington
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780773513105
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Arguing that the role of Upper Canadian women in the overall economy of the early colonial period has been greatly undervalued by contemporary historians. Jane Errington illustrates how the work they did, particularly as wives and mothers, played a significant role in the development of the colony.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780773513105
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Arguing that the role of Upper Canadian women in the overall economy of the early colonial period has been greatly undervalued by contemporary historians. Jane Errington illustrates how the work they did, particularly as wives and mothers, played a significant role in the development of the colony.
From an Irish Market Town
Author: Joe Rogers
Publisher: America Star Books
ISBN: 1456043080
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Publisher: America Star Books
ISBN: 1456043080
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Vol. 10
Author: Samuel Pepys
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520227158
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Originally published: London: Bell & Hyman Limited, 1983.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520227158
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Originally published: London: Bell & Hyman Limited, 1983.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Companion
Author: Samuel Pepys
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520020979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
"Samuel Pepys' FRS, MP, JP, (pron.: /pi?ps/;[1] 23 February 1633? 26 May 1703) was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man. Although Pepys had no maritime experience, he rose by patronage, hard work and his talent for administration, to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and subsequently King James II. His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalisation of the Royal Navy.[2] The detailed private diary Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 was first published in the 19th century, and is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. It provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War and the Great Fire of London."--Wikipedia
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520020979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
"Samuel Pepys' FRS, MP, JP, (pron.: /pi?ps/;[1] 23 February 1633? 26 May 1703) was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man. Although Pepys had no maritime experience, he rose by patronage, hard work and his talent for administration, to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and subsequently King James II. His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalisation of the Royal Navy.[2] The detailed private diary Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 was first published in the 19th century, and is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. It provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War and the Great Fire of London."--Wikipedia
The Diary of John Longe (1765-1834), Vicar of Coddenham
Author: John Longe
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 1843833573
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Pocket-books and other documents of a gentleman-parson bring the Georgian era vividly to life.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 1843833573
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Pocket-books and other documents of a gentleman-parson bring the Georgian era vividly to life.
Poet and Scullery-maid
The Diary of Lady Frederick Cavendish
Author: Lady Lucy Caroline Lyttelton Cavendish
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The Duchess Diaries
Author: Barbara Dawson Smith
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312932383
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Grant Chandler fell prey to Sophie Huntington Ramsey's duplicitous charms once before, but he isn't about be fooled by the lovely lady a second time.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312932383
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Grant Chandler fell prey to Sophie Huntington Ramsey's duplicitous charms once before, but he isn't about be fooled by the lovely lady a second time.
National Trust: The Secret Diary of Jane Pinny, Victorian House Maid
Author: Philip Ardagh
Publisher: Nosy Crow
ISBN: 0857639048
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
Facts meet fiction in this exciting, intricate Victorian detective story! Jane Pinny has moved to the very grand Lytton House to be a Maid Of All Work. And being a Maid Of All Work means that she has to do... well, ALL the work, obviously! Cleaning, dusting, scrubbing, washing - there's SO much to do in a Victorian country house. But when a priceless jade necklace belonging to the lady of the house disappears, Jane turns accidental detective (with the help of her best friend, a pigeon called Plump...) - can she solve the mystery of the missing jewels before it's too late? Perfect for fans of Horrible Histories, filled with amazing facts and historical trivia, with an exciting story and brilliant illustrations, you won't be able to put this SECRET DIARY down! Read the other books in the series: The Secret Diary of John Drawbridge, Medieval Knight in Training The Secret Diary of Thomas Snoop, Tudor Boy Spy The Secret Diary of Kitty Cask, Smuggler's Daughter
Publisher: Nosy Crow
ISBN: 0857639048
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
Facts meet fiction in this exciting, intricate Victorian detective story! Jane Pinny has moved to the very grand Lytton House to be a Maid Of All Work. And being a Maid Of All Work means that she has to do... well, ALL the work, obviously! Cleaning, dusting, scrubbing, washing - there's SO much to do in a Victorian country house. But when a priceless jade necklace belonging to the lady of the house disappears, Jane turns accidental detective (with the help of her best friend, a pigeon called Plump...) - can she solve the mystery of the missing jewels before it's too late? Perfect for fans of Horrible Histories, filled with amazing facts and historical trivia, with an exciting story and brilliant illustrations, you won't be able to put this SECRET DIARY down! Read the other books in the series: The Secret Diary of John Drawbridge, Medieval Knight in Training The Secret Diary of Thomas Snoop, Tudor Boy Spy The Secret Diary of Kitty Cask, Smuggler's Daughter