Servants: A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth Century to Modern Times by Lucy Lethbridge (W. W. Norton & Co., 400 pages, November 18)
The vividly told lives of British servants and the upper crust they served. And with recent novels like Longbourne reimagining Pride and Prejudice from the servants' perspectives, this looks like a good read.
Comics/Graphic Novels
Acme Novelty Datebook: Volume One by Chris Ware (Drawn and Quarterly, 208 pages, November 26)
Acclaimed cartoonist Chris Ware reveals the outtakes of his genius in these imaginative sketches collected from the years during which he completed his award-winning graphic novel Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth.
Travel
Discovery Road by Andy Brown and Tim Garratt (Eye Books, 352 pages, November 1)
Discovery Road is the inspiring story of the first people to ride mountain bikes across the vast deserts of Australia, the dangerous bushlands of Africa and the mountains of South America in search for adventure and self-fulfillment.
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