Project Gutenberg 2014-09-03 Public domain in the USA. 152 Jones, John 1774 Swift, Jonathan 1667 1745 Swift, J. (Jonathan) Meadows, Joseph Kenny 1790 1874 Meadows, J. (Joseph) Meadows, Kenny Meadous, Kenny Hints to servants : $b 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 The butler -- The cook -- The valet -- The waiting-woman -- The footman -- The housekeeper -- The chambermaid -- The porter -- The housemaid -- The steward -- The groom -- The coachman -- The nursery maid -- The dairy-maid -- The wet nurse -- The laundress -- The governess -- General rules. Produced by Chris Curnow, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Hints to servants: being a poetical and modernised version of Dean Swift's celebrated 'Directions to Servants;'" by an Upper Servant is a comedic collection of advice and observations targeting household staff, written in the early 19th century. This book reinterprets Dean Swift's original work, adapting it to contemporary contexts of the time while preserving its humorous and satirical undertones. The likely topic of the book revolves around the behaviors and quirks of different types of servants, offering tongue-in-cheek guidance on their duties and interactions with employers. The content of the book is structured as a series of poetic segments focusing on various types of servants, such as the Butler, Cook, Valet, and Housekeeper, among others. Each section mixes clever wordplay and humorous insights, revealing the often comical dynamics between servants and their masters. For example, the Butler is depicted as a cunning figure managing wine and hospitality with a mix of efficiency and deception, while the Cook shares her secrets for culinary success alongside her less-than-honest practices. Through witty verses, the book highlights the absurdities of servant life and the social hierarchies of the time, allowing readers a lighthearted glimpse into the world behind closed doors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 -- Parodies, imitations, etc. Household employees -- Poetry PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Humour Category: British Literature 143427 2025-07-18T17:37:00.620705 text/html 118403 2024-10-24T10:26:35 text/html 676042 2025-07-18T17:37:04.700664 application/epub+zip 674884 2025-07-18T17:37:01.288704 application/epub+zip 122146 2025-07-18T17:37:00.952706 application/epub+zip 739635 2025-07-18T17:37:07.020694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 719224 2025-07-18T17:37:04.356721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168124 2022-09-21T09:14:56.494911 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 83282 2025-07-18T17:36:59.991731 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63156 2024-10-24T10:26:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19294 2025-07-18T17:37:07.165682 application/rdf+xml 23405 2025-07-18T17:37:01.039700 image/jpeg 2777 2025-07-18T17:37:00.995706 image/jpeg 641727 2025-07-18T17:37:00.665722 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia