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ISBN 10: 0670867179 ISBN 13: 9780670867172
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Published by Fig Tree 02/08/2007, 2007
ISBN 10: 0670867179 ISBN 13: 9780670867172
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Published by Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2007
ISBN 10: 0670867179 ISBN 13: 9780670867172
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Paperback. Condition: Fine. Loathing, anger, shame and deep affection: Virginia Woolfs relationship with her servants was central to her life. Like thousands of her fellow Britons she relied on live-in domestics for the most intimate of daily tasks. Her cook and parlour maid relieved her of the burden of housework and without them she might never have become a writer. But unlike many of her contemporaries Virginia Woolf was frequently tormented by her dependence on servants. Uniquely, she explored her violent, often vicious, feelings in her diaries, novels and essays. What, the reader might well wonder, was it like for the servants to live with a mistress who so hated giving her orders, and who could be generous and hostile by turns?Through the prism of the writers life and work, Alison Light explores the volatile, emotional territory which is the hidden history of domestic service. Compared to most employers in Britain between the wars, Leonard and Virginia Woolf were free and easy. Life in the Bloomsbury circle of writers and artists was often fun. Yet despite being liberal in outlook, these were also households where the differences in upbringing and education were acute: employers and servants were still `us and `them. The women who worked for the Woolfs, like other domestic servants, have usually been relegated to the margins of history, yet unearthing their lives reveals fascinating stories: of Sophie Farrell, the Victorian cook and `family treasure, who ended her days in a London bed-sit; Lottie Hope, the parlour maid, a foundling, whod been left on a doorstep like a parcel; and Nellie Boxall, the Woolfs cook, who was finally dismissed after sixteen years of rows and reconciliations, only to find herself a more glamorous job. Mrs Woolf and the Servants is a riveting and highly original study of one of Britains greatest literary modernists. Ultimately, though, it is also a moving and eloquent testimony to the ways in which individual creativity always needs the support of others.
Published by Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2007
ISBN 10: 0670867179 ISBN 13: 9780670867172
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Loathing, anger, shame and deep affection: Virginia Woolfs relationship with her servants was central to her life. Like thousands of her fellow Britons she relied on live-in domestics for the most intimate of daily tasks. Her cook and parlour maid relieved her of the burden of housework and without them she might never have become a writer. But unlike many of her contemporaries Virginia Woolf was frequently tormented by her dependence on servants. Uniquely, she explored her violent, often vicious, feelings in her diaries, novels and essays. What, the reader might well wonder, was it like for the servants to live with a mistress who so hated giving her orders, and who could be generous and hostile by turns?Through the prism of the writers life and work, Alison Light explores the volatile, emotional territory which is the hidden history of domestic service. Compared to most employers in Britain between the wars, Leonard and Virginia Woolf were free and easy. Life in the Bloomsbury circle of writers and artists was often fun. Yet despite being liberal in outlook, these were also households where the differences in upbringing and education were acute: employers and servants were still `us and `them. The women who worked for the Woolfs, like other domestic servants, have usually been relegated to the margins of history, yet unearthing their lives reveals fascinating stories: of Sophie Farrell, the Victorian cook and `family treasure, who ended her days in a London bed-sit; Lottie Hope, the parlour maid, a foundling, whod been left on a doorstep like a parcel; and Nellie Boxall, the Woolfs cook, who was finally dismissed after sixteen years of rows and reconciliations, only to find herself a more glamorous job. Mrs Woolf and the Servants is a riveting and highly original study of one of Britains greatest literary modernists. Ultimately, though, it is also a moving and eloquent testimony to the ways in which individual creativity always needs the support of others. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Fig Tree 02/08/2007, 2007
ISBN 10: 0670867179 ISBN 13: 9780670867172
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ISBN 10: 0670867179 ISBN 13: 9780670867172
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ISBN 10: 0670867179 ISBN 13: 9780670867172
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Published by London ; New York : Penguin ; Fig Tree, 2007
ISBN 10: 0670867179 ISBN 13: 9780670867172
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Published by London ; New York : Penguin ; Fig Tree, 2007
ISBN 10: 0670867179 ISBN 13: 9780670867172
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Published by Fig Tree, 2007
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Published by Fig Tree, 2007
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Published by London ; New York : Penguin ; Fig Tree, 2007
ISBN 10: 0670867179 ISBN 13: 9780670867172
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
2nd edition. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxiii, 376 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-358) and index.Print version record. Subjects: Woolf, Virginia 1882-1941, Employees; Authors, English 20th century; Biography; Women household employees Great Britain; Bloomsbury group; Manners and customs. 1 Kg.
Published by London ; New York : Penguin ; Fig Tree, 2007
ISBN 10: 0670867179 ISBN 13: 9780670867172
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Published by Fig Tree / Penguin Group, London, 2007
ISBN 10: 0670867179 ISBN 13: 9780670867172
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Published by Fig Tree - Penguin Books, UK, 2007
ISBN 10: 0670867179 ISBN 13: 9780670867172
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardback in jacket 2007. Clean & tight book. No inscriptions. Jacket is not torn. Front flap is not price-clipped: £20. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner, securely boxed in cardboard. ref N25. Mrs Woolf and the Servants. The Hidden Heart of Domestic Service by Alison Light. Published by Fig Tree (Penguin Books), UK.