1st Edition
The House Servant's Directory, or, A Monitor for Private Families: Comprising Hints on the Arrangement and Performance of Servants' Work Comprising Hints on the Arrangement and Performance of Servants' Work
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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Robert Roberts' The House Servant's Directory, first published in 1827 and the standard for household management for decades afterward, is remarkable for several reasons: It is one of the first books written by an African American and issued by a commercial press, and it was written while Roberts (ca. 1780-1860) was in the employ of Christopher Gore (1758-1827), a former senator from and governor... Read more
Chapter THE HOUSE SERVANT’S DIRECTORY, 8cc; Chapter RECEIPTS; Chapter About the Editor;
Biography
Roberts, Robert; Hodges, Graham Russell
