Minimum wage? You must be joking!

It's 1837 and the housekeeper and butler need more staff. Fancy working as a parlour maid or footman? Be careful what you wish for. Mrs Finnegan and Mr Cubbage are back with another tour of The Regency Town House, but this time they want to recruit kitchen skivvies, footmen and parlour maids. Discover how much you would earn, how often you are expected to wash, and how early you have to get up. You will be instructed on what to do if you should meet the master or mistress on the stairs and be shown where servants ate and slept Find out why the postman ALWAYS rings twice and why you should never quarrel with a night soil man. This is history of the ordinary every day in the first few months of Queen’s Victoria’s reign. It is told with humour by a housekeeper and butler who do not always see eye to eye and celebrates the lives of many of our ancestors, the men and women whose hard work behind the scenes allowed the luxurious Regency terraces to function. Join Finnegan and Cubbage and together peer into the corners of the past that are often overlooked. Sadly, it is unlikely that any of you will meet the discerning standards of the housekeeper and butler, but everyone will be treated to a delicious afternoon tea in the kitchen. You will also be presented with your own copy of Mrs Finnegan’s Guide to Love, Life & Laxatives (usually £9.99). Often described as a masterpiece (mainly by Mrs Finnegan), reviewers have described it as laugh-out-loud funny and extremely well researched.