Hints to servants : $b being a poetical and modernised version of Dean Swift's celebrated "Directions to servants;" in which something is added to the original text, but those passages are omitted which cannot with propriety be read aloud in a kitchen

"Hints to servants: being a poetical and modernised version of Dean Swift's celebrated 'Directions to Servants;'" by John Jones is a funny take on how household staff operated in the 1800s. Retelling Dean Swift’s original ideas, the book uses poems to give advice about what servants did back then. The book talks about different types of servants like the Butler, Cook, and Housekeeper to show how they acted and what their jobs were. For example, the Butler is shown as someone tricky with wine and guests, and the Cook reveals funny secrets about making food. Through witty rhymes, the book makes light of the lives of servants and the social classes of that time.