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In a lot of 19th and early 20th century literature written by wealthier or upper-class people, live-in servants are naturally very submissive and 'know their place'. Is that realistic to how they actually thought or was that 'put on' for the masters' benefit?

by /u/360Saturn in /r/AskHistorians

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