Victorian home life was comfortable for wealthy families. Poorer people often lived in crowded and difficult conditions. ... Many servants would sleep in servant quarters in the attic.

In the same neighbourhood, Nelly Glashier, a domestic servant, endured a tortuous 16-hour working day with the occasional day off if she was lucky. ... Victorian and Edwardian Domestic Life, ...

In week five of our course on life in Victorian Britain, Ruth Goodman explores how the 19th century saw work change for most of the population, with shift working made possible by gas light, a new ...