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Title details for Roberts' Guide for Butlers and Other Household Staff by Robert Roberts - Available

Roberts' Guide for Butlers and Other Household Staff

by Robert Roberts
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Originally published in 1827, Roberts' Guide for Butlers and Other Household Staff was a handbook for servants to perform their duties more efficiently and thoughtfully. Roberts gives a plethora of information about household duties of a butler like:
  • How to dress suitably for work
  • Regulations for the dinner table
  • Directions for cleaning tea trays
  • Giving Britannia metal a brilliant polish
  • Preserving fruits for the year
  • Addressing and behaving properly around your employer
  • And many more insights
    Roberts provides information on how to make the best-tasting lemonade; preserving good wine for years; not passing judgments on the other servants; never letting your master ring the bell for you twice; cleaning dirty tables with a mix of milk, turpentine, and sweet oil; rubbing off rust with salad oil and lime; and other useful tidbits for the curious butler. This is a fascinating look behind the scenes of household help and will delight any nineteenth century enthusiast.

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    • Release date

      May 6, 2014

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        • ISBN: 9781629141275

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        • ISBN: 9781629141275
        • File size: 890 KB

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    • Languages

      • English

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    • English