New Releases by Pamela Horn

A fascinating glimpse of life below stairs, This book tells the stories of the lives the people who lived and worked there.

As a Victorian lady, what unspoken rules governed what you wore, how you spoke, and how you filled your time? This fascinating book takes you back in time to show you just how your day would be, and how it differed from lower class life.

A superbly- illustrated account of the British system of education in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

"This book examines how women responded to the new challenges and the difficulties of those years, from the revival of the round of High Society by the social elite, against a background of sometimes vast personal and financial losses, to the lives of the new middle-class professionals, who found social as well as domestic freedom, and working-class women employed in the still traditional milieu of factory and domestic service - as well as those who found their way on to the shop or restaurant floor." "For many, the decade was a time of hardship, and Dr. Horn also looks at how women managed to make ends meet." "Drawing on family papers, contemporary publications and archive research, this book, complemented by a wealth of photographs, cartoons and other illustrations, presents a vivid picture of what women's lives were like during the period. It will appeal to students of women's history, social historians and to those with a general interest in the subject."--BOOK JACKET.

Horn has made an impressive study of the labor issues and working conditions surrounding the employment of household workers in the 20th century. The research is outstanding, the writing clear and well-balanced. I highly recommend the book.

During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Britain's population grew rapidly as the country became urbanized and industrialized. Shops, shopkeepers, and shopworkers also increased in number at this time to provide and sell to the expanding population. This book tells the story of the people who worked in the retail trade during this period.

Paradoxically, the Victorian era, which was laid on a bedrock of work and industry, saw the greatest upsurge in leisure pursuits hitherto witnessed. This book describes the pastimes enjoyed by the Victorians, placing them in their social context.

Includes excerpts, able to be read in about ten minutes, from both contemporary and traditional children's favorites.

Includes excerpts, able to be read in about ten minutes, from both contemporary and traditional children''s favorites.