Mr. Pemberton
Fifty-two years a butler
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My book
British, Translated
What the English say, and what they really mean.
Seventy phrases decoded, the words that change across the Atlantic, and fifteen dinner-table arguments settled.
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Ten phrases, free
Ten phrases from the book, one to a page. Gumroad asks for an email address to send it; that is all.
Christmas games and gifts
For the table this December. Instant download: print at home, or play from a phone.
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Rude or Fine? The Christmas Table Edition
100 dinner-table dilemmas with my verdict on each. Read them aloud or cut out the cards.
Printable game · 47 pages
Guess What the English Mean
A Christmas table quiz: thirty British phrases, three meanings each, score cards for eight.
Printable quiz · large print
Murder at Mistlecombe Hall
A 1930s Christmas murder-mystery dinner for six to twelve guests. You play the butler, and the butler didn't do it.
Party kit · 6-12 guests · Letter + A4
The Thank-You Kit
Fill-in thank-you cards for grandchildren, four to a page, and my sixty notes for the grown-ups.
Printable cards · Letter + A4
Bundles: better together
The same printables, together for less than buying them one by one.
The Butler's Christmas Table
Rude or Fine?, the quiz and the Thank-You Kit together: the whole of December at the table.
The Full Evening
The murder-mystery kit with the game, the quiz and the thank-you cards: Christmas dinner, and the morning after.
Also from my desk
Christmas, Done Properly
My guide to hosting the holiday table calmly: the countdown, the seating plan, the toast.
Printable guide · PDF + EPUB
My other book
Manners, Done Properly
A butler's guide to everyday etiquette.
The table, guests, hosts, phones and presents, with the reasons.
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