Barring that proverbial fly on the wall, perhaps nobody hears more secrets, witnesses more weaknesses, or experiences more of the joys, sorrows and intimacies of a high-society family than its hired ...
WHAT THE BUTLER SAW (298 pp.)—E. S. Turner—St. Martin’s ($4.95). The word “servant” dangles these days on the cliff of obsolescence; housewives have “help” when they have it at all, and are diplomatic ...
Translation of: Les domestiques en milieu urbain canadien au XIXe siècle. URBAN DOMESTIC SERVANTS IN 19THCENTURY CANADA CLAUDETTE LACELLE TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL FRENCH BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ...