The Waifs

LIBRARY OF CONTEMPORARY THOUGHT

As a student in Melbourne, Elizabeth Kleinhenz heard frequent talk of this almost mythical figure, Germaine Greer. Urged on by her mother, a first wave feminist, she read The Female Eunuch, a clarion call that rallied women to assert their female power, and, like her mother and millions of others across the world, changed her life.

Hidden away below stairs an army of people were once the vital cogs that kept the homes of the wealthy running smoothly. For little reward these men and women toiled from before dawn until after dusk. A century ago, 1.5 million British people worked as servants – astonishingly, more than worked in factories or farms. But while servants are often portrayed as characters in period dramas, the real stories of Britain's servants have largely been forgotten.
From Upstairs, Downstairs to Gosford Park and Downton Abbey, TV dramas and films have made us care about the characters below stairs.

An unprecedented 147 track Marc Almond live celebration! 73 of the tracks appearing on CD for the very first time as part of this unparalleled package of over 10 1/2 hours of music. A 10 CD deluxe box set available for a strictly limited period. Featuring rare and stunning landmark mid-career concert recordings performed by Marc Almond. In a specially designed art box with an exclusive illustrated fold out credits poster with each concert’s discs packaged in their own individually designed sleeve.

Enchanted is the sixth studio album by the British singer/songwriter Marc Almond. It was released on 7 August 1990 and reached number 52 on the UK Albums Chart.

An unprecedented 147 track Marc Almond live celebration! 73 of the tracks appearing on CD for the very first time as part of this unparalleled package of over 10 1/2 hours of music. A 10 CD deluxe box set available for a strictly limited period. Featuring rare and stunning landmark mid-career concert recordings performed by Marc Almond. In a specially designed art box with an exclusive illustrated fold out credits poster with each concert’s discs packaged in their own individually designed sleeve.