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16 Jul 07   "The Diamond Age" by Neal Stephenson

Neo-Victorianism is one attractive basis for Household D/s: the Victorian / Edwardian period was the last time middle-class families expected to have servants and live in hierarchical, extended households. Neal Stephenson's novel "The Diamond Age" doesn't deal with D/s or service, but it does present a Neo-Victorian world which I'd like to explore in this review. [more...]

9 Jul 07   Household D/s and Mrs Beeton

I've been thinking some more about Household D/s (HDS), and about useful sources in particular. So far, I've selected the domestic servant sections from Mrs Beeton and put them in the HDS pages.

26 Feb 06   Themes in Household D/s

This is my second draft essay about my personal style of D/s, which I'm calling "Household D/s." Last month I dealt with Roles in HDS, and here I provide a brief overview of some other themes that I keep in mind. [more...]

20 Jan 06   Roles in Household D/s

This is the first draft of an essay about Household D/s, which explains how a household is built up with different roles. [more...]