Master and Servant Love and Labour in the English Industrial Age |
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| Author:
| Steedman, Carolyn |
| Series title: | Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-69773-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2007 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $52.95 |
Book Description:
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A fascinating account of love, life and domestic service in eighteenth-century England. The book focuses on the relationship between a Church of England clergyman and his pregnant maidservant and sheds new light on the history of domestic service, the poor law, literacy, education and the making of the working class.
A fascinating account of love, life and domestic service in eighteenth-century England. The book focuses on the relationship between a Church of England clergyman and his pregnant maidservant and sheds new light on the history of domestic service, the poor law, literacy, education and the making of the working class.