Upstairs Downstairs

Upstairs Downstairs

Author: Gayolin Bailey

Publisher: Gayolin Bailey

Published: 2010-09-21

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 1453866736

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Hi, I'm so glad you're here!Grab a cuppa and a comfy chair and let me tell you about Marmalada Mouse's everyday adventure. She began life as a downstairs person, living with the Burjanavetti family on the main floor of their house. But, after she was no longer new and the children had outgrown her, she was packed in a box and taken to the attic where she joined other throw-aways. As it turned out, they all managed to make a life for themselves up there in the rafters, but Marmalada Mouse just couldn't get downstairs out of her mind. She missed living among bouquets and paintings and decorations and furniture arrangements. So she set a goal to make her own "downstairs" right there in the attic. And in her attempts, she discovered some very important truths: 1) A goal without a plan can get you into a jam.2) Then it takes a plan just to get out of the jam.3) But, even when you do the right things, things don't always turn out right.4) Nevertheless, doing right becomes its own reward and it opens the door to life's good surprises.


Upstairs & Downstairs

Upstairs & Downstairs

Author: Sarah Warwick

Publisher: Carlton Books

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781847327901

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This title takes the reader on a journey through the day in the life of the workings of homes during the Edwardian era. Starting with the work done by the servants before the family had even started to stir and culminating with the preparation and sophistication of a dinner party.


Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs

Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs

Author: Tomie dePaola

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2000-04-03

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1101654538

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The love between many generations shines brightly in this story grandparents, parents, and grandchildren will treasure. Tommy is four years old, and he loves visiting the home of his grandmother, Nana Downstairs, and his great-grandmother, Nana Upstairs. But one day Tommy's mother tells him Nana Upstairs won't be there anymore, and Tommy must struggle with saying good-bye to someone he loves. Updated with new, full-color illustrations, this classic story will continue to win the hearts of readers of all ages. "Children will want to hear this again and again." –School Library Journal, starred review "A quietly touching story that depicts loving family relationships." –Publishers Weekly


Servants' Hall

Servants' Hall

Author: Margaret Powell

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2013-01-15

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1250029295

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A collection of accounts about life in the servants' halls of England's great houses shares the true story of under-parlourmaid Rose, who after eloping with her employer's only son was swept up in a maelstrom of gossip.


On Living in an Old Country

On Living in an Old Country

Author: Patrick Wright

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2009-02-26

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 0199541957

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This is the book that put Britain's 'heritage industry' on the map, opening one of the defining cultural and political debates of its time, and showing why conservation was a subject of broad significance, far broader than its professional status might suggest.


Below Stairs

Below Stairs

Author: Margaret Powell

Publisher: Pan

Published: 2011-03-12

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 1743038801

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A compelling and colourful memoir that takes the reader inside the forgotten world of domestic service. Arriving at the great houses of 1920s London, fifteen-year-old Margaret's life in service was about to begin... As a kitchen maid - the lowest of the low - she entered an entirely new world; one of stoves to be blacked, vegetables to be scrubbed, mistresses to be appeased, and even bootlaces to be ironed. Work started at 5.30am and went on until after dark. Yet from the gentleman with a penchant for stroking the housemaids' curlers, to the heartbreaking story of Agnes the pregnant under-parlourmaid, fired for being seduced by her mistress' nephew, Margaret's tales of her time in service are told with wit, warmth, and a sharp eye for the prejudices of her situation.


Upstairs Mouse, Downstairs Mole

Upstairs Mouse, Downstairs Mole

Author: Wong Herbert Yee

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9780618473137

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Mouse and his downstairs neighbor, Mole, discover that when they help each other, housecleaning and other daily tasks are much easier.