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“pam inder”

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  • Feathers, Frills and Fancy Goods

    The British millinery trade from the 17th to the 19th centuries

    by Dr Pam Inder ...
    Tracing its development from a trade devoted to selling small needlework articles, ribbons and trimmings to one chiefly concerned with making and selling hats and bonnets, Feathers, Frills and Fancy Goods is an examination of the millinery trade from the early 17th century to the Victorian period.The term 'milliner' derives from milan-er – seller of goods from Milan. Milliners sold 'small wares' – ... Read more

    $93.99 USD

  • Shirts, Shifts and Sheets of Fine Linen

    British Seamstresses from the 17th to the 19th centuries

    by Dr Pam Inder ...
    Shirts, Shifts and Sheets of Fine Linen explores how the jobs of the 'seamstress' evolved in scope, and status, between 1600-1900.In the 17th and early 18th centuries, seamstressing was a trade for women who worked in linen and cotton, making men's shirts, women's chemises, underwear and baby linen; some of these seamstresses were consummate craftswomen, able to sew with stitches almost invisible ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Busks, Basques and Brush-Braid

    British dressmaking in the 18th and 19th centuries

    by Dr Pam Inder ...
    The dressmaking trade developed rapidly during the 18th and 19th centuries, changing the lives of thousands of British workers. Busks, Basques and Brush-Braid focuses on the trade and the people within it, from their working conditions and earnings to their training, services and relationships with customers.Exploring the lives of dressmakers in fact and fiction, the book looks at representations ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Dresses and Dressmaking

    From the Late Georgians to the Edwardians

    by Pam Inder ...
    Examining how dress evolved over the long nineteenth century, between the French Revolution and the First World War, Pam Inder explores the history behind how women’s clothing was manufactured and worn. Focusing on specific examples and particular details such as the fabric, cut, trimming and stitching, Dresses and Dressmakingshows how techniques and styles in women’s clothing developed. Including ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Rag Trade

    The People Who Made Our Clothes

    by Pam Inder ...
    This book is about people who worked in the rag trade in the nineteenth century – dressmakers and milliners, tailors, two shoemakers, a framework knitter, a family of corset manufacturers and a lace maker. It deals with the trades and their products, but also with the day-to-day lives of the protagonists, both at work and at home. Working people have always made up the majority of the population ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Life in a Victorian Household

    by Pamela Horn ...
    What was it like to live in a Victorian household? What time did the servants have to get up? What was the food like and who cooked it? How did the clothing differ for the different types of servants? How much did the servants get paid? This fascinating book takes you back in time and shows you what it was really like to live in Victorian times, for those both above and below stairs, and what ... Read more

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  • To Marry an English Lord

    Tales of Wealth and Marriage, Sex and Snobbery in the Gilded Age (An Inspiration for Downton Abbey)

    by Gail MacColl, Carol McD. Wallace ...
    "Marvelous and entertaining." —Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton AbbeyDiscover the true stories behind the women who inspired Downton Abbey and HBO's The Gilded Age, the heiresses—including a Vanderbilt (railroads), a LaRoche (pharmaceuticals), and a Rogers (oil)—who staked their ground in England, swapping dollars for titles and marrying peers of the British realm. Filled with vivid ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Life as a Victorian Lady

    by Pamela Horn ...
    Presented in a small gift book format, this series offers books that intend to take the reader back in time and show them what it was really like to be a Victorian Lady, what sights and smells would be around them, and what day-to-day life would involve in terms of food, clothing, living quarters, kitchens, and more. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Regency Women Did for Us

    by Rachel Knowles ...
    Profiles of twelve trailblazing Regency Era women—from Jane Austen to Madame Tussaud—who took charge of their destinies and changed the world.In the nineteenth century, women faced challenges and constraints that many of us would find shocking by today's standards. What Regency Women Did for Us tells the inspirational stories of twelve women who overcame entrenched institutional obstacles to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Jane Austen at Home

    A Biography

    by Lucy Worsley ...
    "Jane Austen at Home offers a fascinating look at Jane Austen's world through the lens of the homes in which she lived and worked throughout her life. The result is a refreshingly unique perspective on Austen and her work and a beautifully nuanced exploration of gender, creativity, and domesticity."--Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of Georgianna, Duchess of DevonshireTake a trip back to Jane ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Life Below Stairs

    True Lives of Edwardian Servants

    by Alison Maloney ...
    "As a companion to Downton Abbey . . . Maloney's study satisfies . . . [a] thorough glimpse into the lives of British house servants in the early 1900s." — Shelf AwarenessUPSTAIRS, an Edwardian home would have been a picture of elegance and calm, adorned with social gatherings and extravagantly envisioned dinner parties.DOWNSTAIRS, it was a hive of domestic activity, supported by a body of staff ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Lady in Red

    An Eighteenth-Century Tale of Sex, Scandal, and Divorce

    by Hallie Rubenhold ...
    She was a spirited young heiress. He was a handsome baronet with a promising career in government. The marriage of Lady Seymour Dorothy Fleming and Sir Richard Worsley had the makings of a fairy tale—but ended as one of the most scandalous and highly publicized divorces in history.In February 1782, England opened its newspapers to read the details of a criminal conversation trial in which the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD