Introduction 1. The demand and supply of servants 2. The servant hierarchy 3. The relationship of master and servant 4. The conditions of service: housing, diet, clothing 5. The conditions of service: recreation 6. The rewards of service : pecuniary profits 7. The rewards of service: social advancement 8. The servant class as a cultural nexus
Biography
J. Jean Hecht was a specialist in sociological history and a member of the faculty of Columbia University. He was the principal founder of the Conference in British Studies and the Anglo-American Associates. The Trans-Atlantic Council awarded him its Churchill medal for his efforts to promote the study of English history and culture in the United States.
Review of the first publication:
‘…the book is an excellent piece of research and writing.’
— John A. Schutz, Whittier College
