Beatrice or the education of a young French maid

Sitting before her dressing-table, Lady Alexandra is getting ready for dinner. Beatrice stands next…

Sitting before her dressing-table, Lady Alexandra is getting ready for dinner. Beatrice stands next to her, fascinated by the mirror where she watches her mistress line the inside of her eyelids with…

The scene takes place in the small sitting room at Glendale House, where Lady Alexandra customarily…

The scene takes place in the small sitting room at Glendale House, where Lady Alexandra customarily retires to attend to her daily business and read, whenever she has a few minutes to spare, or to…

The scene takes place at Glendale House. The living-room doors open onto the entrance hall, where…

The scene takes place at Glendale House. The living-room doors open onto the entrance hall, where applicants for a maid’s job, published the previous day in The Times, are waiting to be interviewed.…