wyszukanych pozycji: 4
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Tourists: How the British Went Abroad to Find Themselves
ISBN: 9781408856291 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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58,16 zł |
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Mind Your Manors: Tried-And-True British Household Cleaning Tips
ISBN: 9780393249484 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. British estates were known to be the epitome of cleanliness with their white-glove perfection. Through her meticulous research on servants, Lucy Lethbridge gleaned much knowledge about how these homes were made to gleam over almost two centuries, from the Victorian through the Edwardian years and beyond. The majority of household tasks were done with basic ingredients like lemon juice, white vinegar, and bicarbonate of soda, which feel very modern in their display of frugality and ecological soundness. Tea leaves were used to freshen up rugs and stewed rhubarb to remove rust stains. Here,... British estates were known to be the epitome of cleanliness with their white-glove perfection. Through her meticulous research on servants, Lucy Le... |
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95,26 zł |
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Servants: A Downstairs View of Twentieth-century Britain
ISBN: 9781408842706 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Servants: A Downstairs View of Twentieth-century Britain is the social history of the last century through the eyes of those who served. From the butler, the footman, the maid and the cook of 1900 to the au pairs, cleaners and childminders who took their place seventy years later, a previously unheard class offers a fresh perspective on a dramatic century. Here, the voices of servants and domestic staff, largely ignored by history, are at last brought to life: their daily household routines, attitudes towards their employers, and to each other, throw into sharp and intimate relief the period...
Servants: A Downstairs View of Twentieth-century Britain is the social history of the last century through the eyes of those who served. From the butl...
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89,91 zł |
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Spit and Polish: Old-Fashioned Ways to Banish Dirt, Dust and Decay
ISBN: 9781408866429 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In the late nineteenth century, general housework in the British home was so labour intensive that it required an army of servants to undertake it. Since then, the ways in which we look after our homes may have changed dramatically but the best and simplest of methods from that time still work for us today. From floor to ceiling, and leaving no awkward corner untouched, here are the tricks and techniques that generations once took for granted, distilled for modern use: how to get rid of water marks or heat rings on polished wood; the antibacterial qualities of simple vinegar; the damp cloth...
In the late nineteenth century, general housework in the British home was so labour intensive that it required an army of servants to undertake it. Si...
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68,74 zł |