Below stairs the classic kitchen maid's memoir that inspired "Upstairs, downstairs" and "Downton Abbey"

Below stairs the classic kitchen maid's memoir that inspired "Upstairs, downstairs" and "Downton Abbey"

1968 • 221 pages

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I'm a huge fan of Downton Abbey, so I was really excited to read this book. Powell has tons of incredible insights into life in domestic service, but it seems like the manuscript was never edited, and because of this the writing in the book is rather dodgy. I still learned a lot, though, and I'm glad I read it!

February 3, 2012