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Roberts' Guide for Butlers and Other Household Staff
Robert Roberts
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Description for Roberts' Guide for Butlers and Other Household Staff
Paperback. Gives a plethora of information about household duties of a butler like: how do dress suitably for work; regulations for the dinner table; directions for clearing tea trays; giving Britannia metal a brilliant polish; preserving fruits for the year; addressing and behaving properly around your employer; and more. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: WK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 195.
Originally published in 1827, Roberts’ Guide for Butlers and Other Household Staff was a handbook for servants to perform their duties more efficiently and thoughtfully. Roberts gives a plethora of information about household duties of a butler like:
How to dress suitably for work
Regulations for the dinner table
Directions for cleaning tea trays
Giving Britannia metal a brilliant polish
Preserving fruits for the year
Addressing and behaving properly around your employer
And many more insights
Roberts provides information on how to make the best-tasting lemonade; preserving good wine for years; ... Read more
Originally published in 1827, Roberts’ Guide for Butlers and Other Household Staff was a handbook for servants to perform their duties more efficiently and thoughtfully. Roberts gives a plethora of information about household duties of a butler like:
How to dress suitably for work
Regulations for the dinner table
Directions for cleaning tea trays
Giving Britannia metal a brilliant polish
Preserving fruits for the year
Addressing and behaving properly around your employer
And many more insights
Roberts provides information on how to make the best-tasting lemonade; preserving good wine for years; ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781628737592
SKU
V9781628737592
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Robert Roberts
Robert Roberts: Robert Roberts (17801860) was the author of The House Servant’s Directory: A Monitor for Private Families, which was the first commercially published book written by an African American in the United States. In 1825 he became the butler for Christopher Gore, a governor and senator from Massachusetts, and remained in the position until Gore’s death in 1827.
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