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One of the most striking anecdotes in UK journalist Lethbridge's history of English domestic service over the last two centuries concerns a social researcher posing as a scullery maid in a fancy London house in the 1930s. When her invalid employer requested a milk drink and digestive biscuit, the task of preparing and delivering this simple fare turned out to involve the efforts of no less than eight servants, including the cook, footman, butler, and lady's maid. It's a sc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More