Author: VELLACOTT, HELEN; Editor.
Title: Diary of a Lady's Maid. Government House in Colonial Australia. Journals of Emma Southgate 'Between Stairs' servant 1884-1886.
Description: First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xvi, 263; numerous b/w illustrations, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, a fine copy. Melbourne; Melbourne University Press; 1995. "Beside Emma's accounts, Helen Vellacott has placed the newspaper reports of the day that show the official view - often quite different from Emma's observations. In this way, and with intriguing additional comment and information, 'Diary of a Lady's Maid' gives us an insight into early Australian history".
Keywords: gea Emma Southgate diaries biography domestics Australian history Australia Victoria Melbourne daily life colonies society
Title: Diary of a Lady's Maid. Government House in Colonial Australia. Journals of Emma Southgate 'Between Stairs' servant 1884-1886.
Description: First Edition; Med. 8vo; pp. xvi, 263; numerous b/w illustrations, bound in original black cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, dustjacket, a fine copy. Melbourne; Melbourne University Press; 1995. "Beside Emma's accounts, Helen Vellacott has placed the newspaper reports of the day that show the official view - often quite different from Emma's observations. In this way, and with intriguing additional comment and information, 'Diary of a Lady's Maid' gives us an insight into early Australian history".
Keywords: gea Emma Southgate diaries biography domestics Australian history Australia Victoria Melbourne daily life colonies society
Price: AUD 30.00 = appr. US$ 20.76 Seller: Time Booksellers
- Book number: 115632
- Book number: 115632