Eric Horne
Auteur de What the Butler Winked At: Being the Life and Adventures of Eric Horne, Butler
A propos de l'auteur
Eric Horne (1850?-1935?) served various members of the nobility and gentry for fifty-seven years before retiring after World War I with a small pension from a former employer.
Œuvres de Eric Horne
What the Butler Winked At: Being the Life and Adventures of Eric Horne, Butler (1923) 56 exemplaires
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- Œuvres
- 2
- Membres
- 58
- Popularité
- #284,346
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 2
This is the side of the story that we don't usually read about. While he spends a good bit of time lamenting the loss of the old ways, he also makes it clear that the old ways weren't very good either. He writes about camaraderie amongst the servants, and the pleasure of working for a considerate employer, but also of unreasonable demands, outright cruelty, and the loss of any personal life or independence. He looks back over his career with both nostalgia and bitterness.
I'd recommend the book to anyone interested in Victorian and early 20th century social history, or who reads lots of books that take place in great houses with rafts of servants always conveniently at hand.… (plus d'informations)