Hints to Servants: Being a Poetical and Modernised Version of Dean Swift's Celebrated "Directions to Servants;" in Which Something Is Added to the Original Text, but Those Passages Are Omitted Which Cannot with Propriety Be Read Aloud in a Kitchen
1843
Hints to Servants: Being a Poetical and Modernised Version of Dean Swift's Celebrated "Directions to Servants;" in Which Something Is Added to the Original Text, but Those Passages Are Omitted Which Cannot with Propriety Be Read Aloud in a Kitchen
1843
British Literature, Humour, Poetry
Hints to Servants, published in 1843 by John Jones, is a comedic reinterpretation of Jonathan Swift's 'Directions to Servants.' This modernized version offers humorous and satirical advice for household staff, structured as poetic segments that explore the quirks and behaviors of various servants, such as the Butler, Cook, and Valet. By blending clever wordplay with insights into the social dynamics of the time, the book provides a lighthearted commentary on servant life and the interactions between servants and their employers.
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Jones, John. Hints to Servants: Being a Poetical and Modernised Version of Dean Swift's Celebrated "Directions to Servants;" in Which Something Is Added to the Original Text, but Those Passages Are Omitted Which Cannot with Propriety Be Read Aloud in a Kitchen. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/hints-to-servants-being-a-poetical-and-modernised-version-of-dean-swift-s-celebr-f90947fa-d045-44d1-b105-5b86bb6d7d81.
