Margaret Powell
MARGARET POWELL was born in 1907 in Hove, and left school at the age of 13 to start working. At 14, she got a job in a hotel laundry room, and a year later went into service as a kitchen maid, eventually progressing to the position of cook, before marrying a milkman called Albert. In 1968 the first volume of her memoirs, "Below Stairs," was published to instant success and turned her into a celebrity. She died in 1984.
MARGARET POWELL was born in 1907 in Hove, and left school at the age of 13 to start working. At 14, she got a job in a hotel laundry room, and a year later went into service as a kitchen maid, eventually progressing to the position of cook, before marrying a milkman called Albert. In 1968 the first volume of her memoirs, "Below Stairs," was published to instant success and turned her into a celebrity. She died in 1984. See less
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Below Stairs: The Classic Kitchen Maid's Memoir That Inspired Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbey
Below Stairs
by John, Jul 22, 2023
The lady who wrote this had a very hard life and this is seen in the pages of this book. The grammar and syntax in this book are very basic as one would expect from someone who educated herself in ... Read More
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Below Stairs
The Real Story
by Marlene, Jul 4, 2013
This is the REAL story on which Upstairs Downstairs and Downton Abbey were partly based. Simply written, down to earth. I found it fascinating. Read More
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Below Stairs
Honest and fascinating
by tsunami, Apr 12, 2012
I read this book because I liked the TV series Upstairs, Downstairs and read that this book inspired it. It is the memoir of a servant in great houses and I found it fascinating. The lives of the ... Read More
