Paperback. Pub Date :2014-01-01 Pages: 448 Language: English Publisher:. HarperCollins Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice below stairs - the story of romance. intrigue. and drama among the servants of the Bennet household A Richard & Judy Book Club pick. If Elizabeth Bennet had the washing of her own petticoats. Sarah thought. she would be more careful not to tramp through muddy fields. It is wash-day for the housemaids at Longbourn House. and Sarahs hands are chapped and raw. Domestic life below stairs. ruled with a tender heart and an iron will by Mrs Hill the housekeeper. is about to be disturbed by the arrival of a new footman. bearing secrets and the scent of the sea.