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I find your butler analogy intriguing. What are your favorite such books?

• vinceguidry 11y ago
  My favorite butler book is not a part of the genre, but rather a biographical account of a real butler who lived in America and served James Madison. http://www.amazon.com/Slave-White-House-Jennings-Madisons/dp/0230341985 http://www.amazon.com/Slave-White-House-Jennings-Madisons/dp... Another excellent historical account of the servant class, this time in England, is this gem: http://www.amazon.com/Servants-Downstairs-History-Britain-Nineteenth/dp/0393241092 http://www.amazon.com/Servants-Downstairs-History-Britain-Ni... I have not actually read any of the butler novels that I mentioned but the one I hear mentioned every time this topic comes up is The Inimitable Jeeves: http://www.amazon.com/Inimitable-Jeeves-Wooster-Book-ebook/dp/B0052FYPVS/ http://www.amazon.com/Inimitable-Jeeves-Wooster-Book-ebook/d... Articles crop up from time to time about modern butlery, which is enjoying a renaissance as Chinese billionaires search for ever more gaudy ways to spend their vast fortunes, like this recent GQ piece: http://www.gq.com/story/rich-billionaires-butlers-servants http://www.gq.com/story/rich-billionaires-butlers-servants