BRAND NEW Above and Below Stairs by John Goodall (1983, Hardcover)

Description: BRAND NEW FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER, clean NEW text, solid binding, NO remaindersNOT ex-library, smoke-free; slight gentleshelfwear / storage wear; WE SHIP FAST. Carefully packed and quickly sent. Contrasts the lifestyles of a servant and their master from the Middle Ages to the present day, in a series of illustrations. John S. Goodall (7 June 1908 – 2 June 1996) was a British author, watercolor painter and illustrator, best known for his wordless picture books such as The Adventures of Paddy Pork, although his output included more conventional pictures, and illustrations for a wide range of publications (including the Radio Times) and books by the "fictitious village schoolmistress Miss Read". Goodall became one of England's most beloved artists due to the subject matter of his works, the Victorian and Edwardian eras. A wordless picture book that shows the contrast between the lives of the "upstairs" people and those doing all the work downstairs. Each double page spread shows a period in English history. Above and Below Stairs reveals the lives of the upper and lower classes of society throughout history. The upper, wealthier class is shown as never doing much work, just lounging around and enjoying each others company for the most part. They are shown walking through gardens, in a carriage, at elegant parties with people constantly waiting on them. The lower, poorer class is consistently shown working or having something to carry around on their backs. They show to be working their best in getting what education they could and shuffling around quickly to get their work done as efficiently as possible. The illustrations are paintings that seem to be like the paintings they would have in that time period which gives the tone an antique feel as you look through the older time periods. Although the story is unclear it is obvious that it is making a comparison between the different classes. 3 06 610P

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Publisher: Macmillan Company, Incorporated

Publication Year: 1983

Topic: General, People & Places / Europe

Book Title: Above and below Stairs

Number of Pages: 64 Pages

Language: English

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Juvenile Fiction

Author: John Goodall

Format: Hardcover