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Servants and service

Servants and service

by Ruth Lamb

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About this eBook

Author
Lamb, Ruth, 1829-1916
Original Publication
London: The Religious Tract Society, 1902.
Credits
chenzw and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Toronto Public Library)
Language
English
LoC Class
HD: Social sciences: Economic history and conditions, Production
Subject
Household employees -- Great Britain
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 77633
Release Date
January 7, 2026
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.Servants and Service.
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.PREFACE.
  5. 5.CONTENTS.
  6. 6.CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY.
  7. 7.CHAPTER II. HONOURABLE SERVICE.
  8. 8.CHAPTER III. ‘HAIR-SPLITTERS.’
  9. 9.CHAPTER IV. IN THE NURSERY.
  10. 10.CHAPTER V. INFLUENCE OVER CHILDREN—BEAR AND FORBEAR.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VI. THOROUGHNESS—ECONOMY OF TIME—CARE OF PROPERTY—PUNCTUALITY.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VII. ON FAULT-FINDING—GIVING NOTICE TO LEAVE—AND GIVING CHARACTERS.
  13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. DRESS—VISITORS AND SYMPATHY IN CHRISTIAN WORK.
  14. 14.CHAPTER IX. ‘FOLLOWERS’—HELPS TO YOUNG SERVANTS—GIFTS FROM VISITORS.
  15. 15.CHAPTER X. THE ONE SOURCE OF STRENGTH.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XI. THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYED.
  17. 17.Untitled

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