We need to thank the Downton Abbey TV series for keeping Household Staff in the news. Here are a few recent publications on the theme:
With every new season of PBS’s “Downton Abbey” — back on WQED-TV Jan. 4 — there’s a new companion book. This year’s edition, “A Year in the Life of Downton Abbey: Seasonal Celebrations, Traditions and Recipes” $29.99, St. Martin’s Press written by “Downton” scripter Julian Fellowes’ niece, Jessica Fellowes, takes readers through the calendar year at the posh estate. There are debutantes in May, Scotland in August and “the sporting season” in November, along with recipes for Seville orange marmalade, Irish stew and cream of watercress soup. A second book, “Downton Abbey Rules for Household Staff” $14.99, St. Martin’s Press, purports to offer Mr. Carson’s guidelines for each member of the household staff.
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