A Mirbeau, Octave 1848-1917 creator Tucker, Benjamin Ricketson 1854-1939 text utu 2013 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "A Chambermaid's Diary" by Octave Mirbeau is a novel published in 1900. Presented as the diary of Célestine, a chambermaid, the work exposes the hidden perversions and hypocrisies of French high society through the eyes of a servant. As she moves between households, Célestine witnesses the moral corruption of the wealthy classes, ultimately concluding that "decent people" are often more vile than criminals. Mirbeau's subversive narrative denounces domestic service as modern slavery while challenging traditional novel conventions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diary_of_a_Chambermaid_(novel) Release date is 2013-11-28 Produced by Clare Graham & Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) Original publication data not identified French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44303 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44303 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134022.0 44303