Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper

by T. S. Arthur

31 chapters7h 14mEnglish1854

About this book

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)

Chapters (31)

1Intro and My Speculation in China Ware

947

2Something About Cooks

829

3Light on the Subject

526

4Cheap Furniture

830

5Is it Economy?

827

6Living at a Convenient Distance.

892

7The Picked-Up Dinner

713

8Who is Kriss Kringle?

635

9Not at Home

662

10Shirt Buttons

678

11Pavement Washing in Winter

507

12Regard for the Poor

578

13Something More About Cooks

420

14Not a Rag on their Backs

568

15Curiosity

619

16House Cleaning

1540

17Broiling a Lobster

257

18The Strawberry-Woman

1100

19Lots of Things

539

20A Cure for Low Spirits

608

21A Bargain

739

22A Peevish Day and Its Consequences

908

23Words

510

24May Be So

534

25"The Poor Child Died"

457

26The Rival Bonnets

999

27The Washerman

616

28My Borrowing Neighbor

1281

29Experiences in Taking Boarders

2257

30Two Ways with Domestics

1328

31A Mother's Duty

2188

Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper

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Chapters (31)

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