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Below Stairs

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First published: 1968
Pages: 149

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Margaret Powell recalls a childhood shaped by irregular work, crowded rented rooms, and the difficulty of making a small income last. Her father's trade provided little employment in winter, while her mother took cleaning work. These family memories describe daily survival, attitudes toward charity, and the limits placed on working-class households with few resources.

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Margaret Powell

Margaret Powell entered domestic service in her youth and later transformed that experience into unusually direct social history. After leaving school at thirteen, she worked in a hotel laundry before becoming a kitchen maid and then a cook in private households.

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