Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper


Leído por Nathalie J.

(3.9 stars; 25 reviews)

Is housekeeping such a trial? Mrs. Smith thinks so and confesses all in this merry account of her escapades and near disasters! (Summary by Kehinde) (7 hr 14 min)

Capítulos

Intro and My Speculation in China Ware 15:47 Leído por Nathalie J.
Something About Cooks 13:49 Leído por Nathalie J.
Light on the Subject 8:46 Leído por Nathalie J.
Cheap Furniture 13:50 Leído por Nathalie J.
Is it Economy? 13:47 Leído por Nathalie J.
Living at a Convenient Distance. 14:52 Leído por Nathalie J.
The Picked-Up Dinner 11:53 Leído por Nathalie J.
Who is Kriss Kringle? 10:35 Leído por Nathalie J.
Not at Home 11:02 Leído por Nathalie J.
Shirt Buttons 11:18 Leído por Nathalie J.
Pavement Washing in Winter 8:27 Leído por Nathalie J.
Regard for the Poor 9:38 Leído por Nathalie J.
Something More About Cooks 7:00 Leído por Nathalie J.
Not a Rag on their Backs 9:28 Leído por Nathalie J.
Curiosity 10:19 Leído por Nathalie J.
House Cleaning 25:40 Leído por Nathalie J.
Broiling a Lobster 4:17 Leído por Nathalie J.
The Strawberry-Woman 18:20 Leído por Nathalie J.
Lots of Things 8:59 Leído por Nathalie J.
A Cure for Low Spirits 10:08 Leído por Nathalie J.
A Bargain 12:19 Leído por Nathalie J.
A Peevish Day and Its Consequences 15:08 Leído por Nathalie J.
Words 8:30 Leído por Nathalie J.
May Be So 8:54 Leído por Nathalie J.
"The Poor Child Died" 7:37 Leído por Nathalie J.
The Rival Bonnets 16:39 Leído por Nathalie J.
The Washerman 10:16 Leído por Nathalie J.
My Borrowing Neighbor 21:21 Leído por Nathalie J.
Experiences in Taking Boarders 37:37 Leído por Nathalie J.
Two Ways with Domestics 22:08 Leído por Nathalie J.
A Mother's Duty 36:28 Leído por Nathalie J.

Reseñas

Entertaining and Moral


(5 stars)

An entertaining compilation of blunders and stories by a middle class housewife in the Victorian or Edwardian era. I laughed many times and it was an interesting insight to the morals and lifestyles of the people of the day. I want to print off a copy just to own it on my shelf. Highly recommended for the housewives of today. The reader does a good job.


(5 stars)

Awww, what a sweet and well-written book. How to go about finding an excellent cook who is not caustic? How to budget for pretty chairs, like one's neighbor! And loved visiting a time and place where there were no vacuum cleaners, washing machines, or dish washers. But more than that, it's refreshing to be so candidly spoken to by one who has such a diligent heart for overseeing her household. As Dostoevsky has written, "a home of his own, with a real princess to reign over it." Yes it's slow. Yes you may wish to fast forward a bit at times. But it is well worth it. You will smile and laugh with the entertaining stories, and be deeply moved by the sad and difficult ones. And the last chapter . . . in it you see the author's heart. How I look forward to thanking her one day, and will definitely read the final chapter more closely again. Lastly, the singular reader fits the book splendidly, thank you, thank you!!


(2 stars)

Very well read but too outdated for me.

Such a sweet book


(4 stars)

Cheerful but thought-provoking. An ideal thing to listen to while travelling or doing housework. The reader had a smooth, measured way of speaking that I really enjoyed.


(5 stars)

Loved the book. Lots of good advice and timeless wisdom. Good reader with a soft, pleasant voice❤️

Good Housing Keeping.


(5 stars)

Interesting, interesting! Learned a lot. Reader A+!

nice


(3.5 stars)

Great inside look at how people used to live


(0.5 stars)

I couldn’t take more than a chapter of some of the worse writing in the English language. The only good thing about this author is the “TS” in front of his name.