Life in a Victorian Household by Pamela Horn

9781445619811 Ladies of the Manor 34.1000 NZD InStock /shop/books/non-fiction /shop/books /shop/books/non-fiction/education-reference /shop/books/non-fiction/education-reference/social-sciences In the world of the late-Victorian and Edwardian country house the mistress and her daughters had many social duties and responsibilities to carry out both in their home community and in London, where they spent the Season and where the girls officially entered Society by being presented at Court. It covers their leisure pursuits, sporting activities, country house weekends, and much more besides, up to the life-transforming years of the First World War. Pamela Horn's book examines the lives of these ladies from their childhood and marriage to their role as a 'Lady Bountiful'. In the world of the late-Victorian and Edwardian country house the mistress and her daughters had many social duties and responsibilities to carry out both in their home community and in London, where they spent the Season and where the girls officially entered Society by being presented at Court. It covers their leisure pursuits, sporting activities.

Life in a Victorian Household by Pamela Horn