A Butlers View

Exploring the life and service of 19th century butler: John Robinson, with LJMU's 'Writing Lives'.

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Alas our journey into the life of John Robinson has concluded... But, don’t forget to check out all the other amazing stories featured on: https://t.co/gFsxglsBJe

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Rounding out our journey into all things 19th century in the service industry we have: a butlers view on classism!

Join us here: https://t.co/XHPb1I5wMC

[Bernadette Hyland @lippysocialist]

My review of “Feminism and the Servant Problem Class and Domestic Labour in the Women’s Suffrage Movement” Laura Schwartz https://t.co/u1SlZs8ybJ

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Last week, we discussed the servant problem. This week, we bring a solution! Right from the Butler's mouth...

Read more, here: https://t.co/1h6Oam2ysT

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Fabulous contribution to public history of working class by ⁦@anaisljmu⁩ @JMUEnglish transcribing the memoir of Ada Marion Jefferis (1884-1981) that was written down by her daughter 👏👏👏👏 https://t.co/OEUCWbQpxp

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There was a constant topic plaguing the 19th century and it's periodicals, that topic? The Servant Issue...

And, you guessed it, our butler had something to say about it: https://t.co/7X2GiAohbf

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John Robinson on Service:

‘The condition of the servant... may often be described as a condition of starvation in the midst of plenty.’ (5)

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This week, we take a look at a day in the life of our butler! Take a look over at: https://t.co/37v4Obfmg6

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While researching the life and habits of the Victorian butler, I came across a lovely little resource: https://t.co/tF5jbbb4qM

The website not only dives into the daily life of the average butler, but the whole host of servants within the industry!

[Natalie Pithers / Genealogy Stories @geneastories]

If most of your ancestors were ordinary people then this is the blog post for you. Retweet to spread the word. Our working class ancestors are fascinating and there's no such thing as "just" a labourer.

https://t.co/XdloSAo0v1

#Genealogy #FamilyHistory

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Who taught our butler to be so brilliant with a pen? This week we are looking into our butler's literacy.

https://t.co/hJxDarGxBb

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If you're interested in our Butler, why not check out Ada Marion Jefferies in the archive?

Ada, like our Robinson, worked in the service industry. You can check out here Bio entry here: https://t.co/7WWxODOTo9

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This week, we’re discussing the ‘why’ of our butlers autobiography!

Read about Lady Greville, the 19th century periodical press and what hand it had in pushing our author to publish, here: https://t.co/694BUa9A3W

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A lovely little peak into Lady Violet and her opinions on society and service - I wonder if our butler would agree?

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Lady Violet Greville on Society Bores http://t.co/jKd1KBcY

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First and foremost, let's get our introductions out of the way...

This time, it really IS the butler! Come and meet John Robinson, here: https://t.co/ELpmiyEZPI

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And, we are LIVE.

For the next six weeks, we will be exploring the life of Nineteenth-Century butler, John Robinson with LJMU's: #writinglives.

Check out the site here: https://t.co/dVVPNdYsw1