The Diary of a Scullery Maid
The Diary of a Scullery Maid

Author: Joe Rogers

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1413736076

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Although the story opens and closes in present-day Spain, the real beginnings are set in the early 1900s when, in Africa, the well-equipped army of the British Empire was being humbled by a few Boer farmers whose only uniform was a slouch hat and a bandolier over everyday work clothes. In England, with the wealth of the aristocracy in decline, Lord and Lady Blanchford-Carter decided to augment their dwindling finances by transforming part of their stately mansion into a high-class brothel for the upper echelons of society. Into this strange household came the young and innocent Helen Sarsfield to commence employment as a scullery maid. In Ireland, Helen's twin brother enlisted in the Connaught Rangers, and would soon depart for Africa, leaving behind his sweetheart in an Ireland rife with talks of insurrection; a place where James Connolly was reminding people that England's difficulty was Ireland's opportunity.

Wives and Mothers, Schoolmistresses and Scullery Maids
Wives and Mothers, Schoolmistresses and Scullery Maids

Author: Elizabeth Jane Errington

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 9780773513105

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Arguing that the role of Upper Canadian women in the overall economy of the early colonial period has been greatly undervalued by contemporary historians. Jane Errington illustrates how the work they did, particularly as wives and mothers, played a significant role in the development of the colony.

The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Companion
The Diary of Samuel Pepys: Companion

Author: Samuel Pepys

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1970

Total Pages: 654

ISBN-13: 9780520020979

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"Samuel Pepys' FRS, MP, JP, (pron.: /pi?ps/;[1] 23 February 1633? 26 May 1703) was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man. Although Pepys had no maritime experience, he rose by patronage, hard work and his talent for administration, to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and subsequently King James II. His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalisation of the Royal Navy.[2] The detailed private diary Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 was first published in the 19th century, and is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. It provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War and the Great Fire of London."--Wikipedia

The Duchess Diaries
The Duchess Diaries

Author: Barbara Dawson Smith

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2005-11

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0312932383

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Grant Chandler fell prey to Sophie Huntington Ramsey's duplicitous charms once before, but he isn't about be fooled by the lovely lady a second time.

Novel Ideas
Novel Ideas

Author: Barbara Shoup

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2013-05-01

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 0820346284

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Novel Ideas provides a substantial introduction to the elements of fiction followed by in-depth interviews with successful novelists who speak with candor and insight into the complex process by which a novel is made. This edition includes new and updated interviews as well as writing exercises to enhance its use in the writing classroom. Dorothy Allison recalls "deliciously self-indulgent" days of writing in her bathrobe, wrapped in misery and exultation; Peter Cameron explains how he made the move from short fiction to the novel with the aid of a music composer's notebook to track the movement of his characters. Writers as different as Ha Jin, Jill McCorkle, Richard Ford, and Michael Chabon describe their unique approaches to their work while consistently affirming the necessity of committing to the hard effort of it while also remaining open to surprise. Aspiring novelists will find hands-on strategies for beginning, working through, and revising a novel; accomplished novelists will discover new ways to solve the problems they face in process; and serious readers of contemporary fiction will enjoy a glimpse into the way novels are made. Includes interviews with:Dorothy AllisonLarry BrownPeter CameronMichael ChabonMichael CunninghamRobb Forman DewRichard FordHa JinPatricia HenleyCharles JohnsonWally LambValerie MartinJill McCorkleSena Jeter NaslundLewis NordanSheri ReynoldsS. J. RozanJane SmileyLee SmithTheodore Weesner

Diary of Marie Landry, Acadian Exile, The
Diary of Marie Landry, Acadian Exile, The

Author: Stacy Demoran Allbritton

Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2012-01-31

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9781589808652

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During the Great Upheaval of 1755, the British forced the Acadians to leave their homes in the Canadian provinces and later the American colonies. Fourteen-year-old Marie Landry joins her family and friends on a mass exodus from Maryland to Louisiana 10 years later, where land awaits them. Along the way, she notes her feelings of despair and hope through candid diary entries.