10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARLOURMAID»
Discover the use of
parlourmaid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
parlourmaid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Irish Women's History Reader
In two-servant houses the most common servant employed was a cook; the
second servant, whose function it was to look after the cleaning of the house, was
usually called a general servant, housemaid, house/parlourmaid or was given no
...
Alan Hayes, Diane Urquhart, 2001
2
Delphi Works of Arnold Bennett (Illustrated)
Culver and Parlourmaid. CULVER ( handing Parlourmaid a letter ). That's for the
post. Is Miss Starkey here? PARLOURMAID. Yes, sir. She is waiting. CULVER.
Askherto begood enough to keep on waiting. She may come in when Iring twice.
Culver and Parlourmaid. CULVER ( handing Parlourmaid a letter). That's for the
post. Is Miss Starkey here? PARLOURMAID. Yes, sir. She is waiting. CULVER.
Ask her to be good enough to keep on waiting. She may come in when I ring
twice.
A parlourmaid enters from the hall. Parlourmaid. A Miss Thomas, M'm. Enid. [
Raising her head] Thomas? What Miss Thomas — d'you mean a ? Parlourmaid.
Yes, M'm. Enid. [Blankly] Oh! Where is she? Parlourmaid. In the porch. Enid. I don
't ...
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Daily Life in Victorian England
The parlourmaid was a high-status housemaid who took on some of the duties
that would have been done by a footman in a larger household. She answered
the door, waited at the table during meals, and brought tea into the parlor.
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Complete John Galsworthy Works
[A parlourmaid enters from the hall.] PARLOURMAID. AMiss Thomas, M'm ENID. [
Raising her head.] Thomas? WhatMiss Thomas—d' you mean a——?
PARLOURMAID. Yes, M'm. ENID. [Blankly.] Oh! Where is she? PARLOURMAID.
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Delphi Complete Works of John Galsworthy (Illustrated)
[A parlourmaid enters from the hall.] PARLOURMAID. A Miss Thomas, M'm ENID.
[Raising her head.] Thomas? What Miss Thomas — d' you mean a——?
PARLOURMAID. Yes, M'm. ENID. [Blankly.] Oh! Where is she? PARLOURMAID.
His right arm was round the parlourmaid's slender waist, and he gave her a
sudden squeeze. "Jennie!" he said, confidentially. "You're a damned smart girl,
and you and me'll pull something big off out of this—you see if we don't! But look
here!
Joseph Smith Fletcher, 2008
9
Heart and Science: A Story of the Present Time
Installed in a position of temporary authority, the parlourmaid sat silently at her
needlework. Maria stood by the window, in the new character of an idle girlwith
her handkerchief inher hand, and her everlasting book dropped unnoticed on the
...
Furthermore, the parlourmaid and the under-parlourmaid inhabit their roles in
very different ways. The older woman is imposing discipline on the under-
parlourmaid. who gazes off across the room with an expression that might spell
constraint, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARLOURMAID»
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parlourmaid is used in the context of the following news items.
Lewis Hamilton, the Queen and the perils of being polite by CRAIG …
'When the guests arrive to dine with me, the door is opened by the butler or parlourmaid who takes the man's coat and hat and says to the lady: ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
The Heckler: why does John Eliot Gardiner have to be so rude?
'I passed Jiggy in the car park not that long ago,' says one award-winning opera singer, 'and he stared through me as if I was a parlourmaid.'. «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»
Lincoln couple's 75-year love story
The lovestruck couple chatted as he worked for Lincolnshire Roadcar and she caught the bus to and from her parlourmaid's post in the Lincoln ... «Lincolnshire Echo, Mar 15»
PD James, queen of crime fiction, dies aged 94
The new parlourmaid announces her engagement to the manor house's eldest son at the village fete and is strangled the following night, ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
PD James - obituary
Although Cover Her Face was set in a country house and dealt with the death of a parlourmaid, her second novel A Mind To Murder (1963) saw ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
Downton Abbey's Laura Carmichael: I didn't realise I was playing …
The Earl of Grantham's awkward fumble with a parlourmaid early on in the second series could have come straight out of Carry On up the ... «Radio Times, Oct 14»
Can you help Rosemarie with memories of Poyle Manor?
July 1891 A Miss Thompson of Poyle Manor advertised for a “useful maid or parlourmaid” to go to America for a few months (Morning Post). «Colnbrook Views, Aug 14»
Elaine Stritch - obituary
In 1945 she played the parlourmaid in The Private Life of the Master Race and, in 1946, Pamela Brewster in Loco and Miss Crowder in Made in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 14»
Pygmalion, His Majesty's Theatre, 1914, review
Parlourmaid Irene Delisse. Here is Mr. Shaw in his most benign mood. He could not here find it in his heart to give anything sharper than a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 14»
Mr Cameron's millionaire cousin, furious villagers and the battle to …
'We never thought the Shirleys would do something like this,' says Mary-Ann Warmington, 56, whose grandmother, a parlourmaid, was one of ... «Daily Mail, Mar 14»
