Streatfeild Noel
Streatfeild Noel - Tea By The Nursery Fire A Children's Nanny At The Turn Of The Century - Paperback
Streatfeild Noel - Tea By The Nursery Fire A Children's Nanny At The Turn Of The Century - Paperback
Books
Regular price
$26.61 USD
Regular price
Sale price
$26.61 USD
Unit price
per
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Couldn't load pickup availability
Binding: Paperback
Description: Emily Huckwell spent almost her entire life working for one family. Born in a tiny Sussex village in the 1870s she went into domestic service in the Burton household before she was twelve earning 5 a year. She began as a nursery maid progressing to under nurse and then head nanny looking after two generations of children. One of the children in her care was the father of Noel Streatfeild the author of Ballet Shoes and one of the best - loved children's writers of the 20th century. Basing her story on fact and family legend Noel Streatfeild here tells Emily's story and with her characteristic warmth and intimacy creates a fascinating portrait of Victorian and Edwardian life above and below stairs.
Title: Tea By The Nursery Fire A Children's Nanny At The Turn Of The Century
Author(s): Streatfeild Noel
Publisher: Little Brown Book Group
Barcode: 9781844088980
Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Date: 5/6/2014
Category: Biography: Historical, Political & Military
Description: Emily Huckwell spent almost her entire life working for one family. Born in a tiny Sussex village in the 1870s she went into domestic service in the Burton household before she was twelve earning 5 a year. She began as a nursery maid progressing to under nurse and then head nanny looking after two generations of children. One of the children in her care was the father of Noel Streatfeild the author of Ballet Shoes and one of the best - loved children's writers of the 20th century. Basing her story on fact and family legend Noel Streatfeild here tells Emily's story and with her characteristic warmth and intimacy creates a fascinating portrait of Victorian and Edwardian life above and below stairs.
Title: Tea By The Nursery Fire A Children's Nanny At The Turn Of The Century
Author(s): Streatfeild Noel
Publisher: Little Brown Book Group
Barcode: 9781844088980
Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Date: 5/6/2014
Category: Biography: Historical, Political & Military
