Margaret Powell
MARGARET POWELL was born in 1907 in Hove, and left school at the age of thirteen to start working. At fourteen, 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 thirteen to start working. At fourteen, 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 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