Rebellion below stairs - the servants too snug to answer the house bells at the first ring. Illustration by George Cruikshank (1792-1878) for the Brothers Mayhew 'The Greatest Plague of Life: or The Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Servant', London, c1840. Engraving.

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Rebellion below stairs - the servants too snug to answer the house bells at the first ring. Illustration by George Cruikshank (1792-1878) for the Brothers Mayhew 'The Greatest Plague of Life: or The Adventures of a Lady in Search of a Good Servant', London, c1840. Engraving.

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