I don’t know about you, but there is not a single day that goes by when I don’t wish that I had my own companion. She could answer my emails for me, fold my towels, read books aloud for me…

But are those actually the sort of tasks that a companion would be expected to perform? In Regency England, how on earth did one find a companion—and were they a friend, or an employee? Whether you writing romance and need a handy companion to chaperone, you write mysteries and need a valet to be accused of stealing the diamond, or you’re just trying to untangle whether an earl’s daughter could work as a companion, you’ve come to the right place. It’s time to talk personal servants.

If you’ve ever wondered:

• Whether a governess would dine with the family?
• How valets were trained?
• If a lady’s maid could be shared, and between how many women?
• The difference between a valet, batman, butler, and footman?

Then this is the course for you.

Over two weeks, USA Today Bestselling Author Emily E K Murdoch will take you through this informative course focusing on the myriad positions within a household that are mostly servants, but also kind of not, and just how they interacted with the Regency world. This course is designed to be as accessible and intersectional as possible.

She will take you through:

• Lesson 1: Back to basics: job titles and responsibilities
• Lesson 2: Hiring, firing, and training personal servants
• Lesson 3: Female personal servants: a deep dive
• Lesson 4: Male personal servants: a deep dive
• Lesson 5: Common mistakes and their solutions

BONUS: Live Q&A with Emily (questions can be submitted in advance, and the recording will be made available for those unable to attend live).

BONUS: Students will gain a 25% coupon at the end of the course for those who want to take Emily’s full, ‘You Can Write More Words’, video based course.