A lot of stories include house maids and cooks and various other servants as background characters, but I’m looking for something where the story is about/from the perspective of the servant rather than the one being served. Not looking for slavery stories right now, but rather something from low class folks who are hired to keep everything running in the background for upper class people. It’s a plus if the upper class is criticized and the lower class is portrayed as normal people who are overlooked in a lot of stories. I don’t want much focus on the people being served, I wanna hear about the lives and inner workings of the ones doing the serving.
by Fun-Run-5001
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The remains of the day
Longbourn by Jo Baker is exactly this, though it’s best if you’ve already read Pride & Prejudice.