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The Victorian Governess

Author : Kathryn Hughes
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9781852853259
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (532 download)

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Download or read book The Victorian Governess written by Kathryn Hughes and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The figure of the governess is very familiar from nineteenth-century literature. Much less is known about the governess in reality. This book is the first rounded exploration of what the life of the home schoolroom was actually like. Drawing on original diaries and a variety of previously undiscovered sources, Kathryn Hughes describes why the period 1840-80 was the classic age of governesses. She examines their numbers, recruitment, teaching methods, social position and prospects. The governess provides a key to the central Victorian concept of the lady. Her education consisted of a series of accomplishments designed to attract a husband able to keep her in the style to which she had become accustomed from birth. Becoming a governess was the only acceptable way of earning money open to a lady whose family could not support her in leisure. Being paid to educate another woman's children set in play a series of social and emotional tensions. The governess was a surrogate mother, who was herself childless, a young woman whose marriage prospects were restricted, and a family member who was sometimes mistaken for a servant.

The Victorian Governess Novel

Author : Cecilia Wadsö Lecaros
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Victorian Governess Novel written by Cecilia Wadsö Lecaros and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An investigation of the Victorian governess novel as a specific genre. Based on a comprehensive set of nineteenth-century novels, governess manuals, articles and biographical material, it shows how the Victorian Governess novel made up a vital part of the governess debate, as well as of the more general debate on female education.

The Story of a Governess

Author : Mrs. Oliphant
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Story of a Governess written by Mrs. Oliphant and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-02 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Story of a Governess" is one of the works by the master of domestic realism, the historical novel, and tales of the supernatural, Margaret Oliphant. She tells a story of a young girl ready for the self-denial of a governess position and the enclosed life of the old mansion, but, when turning pages, we learn that the fate and Mrs. Oliphant have made another plan for the young governess.

The Governess

Author : Trev Lynn Broughton
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312210892
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Governess written by Trev Lynn Broughton and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1997 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This richly illustrated book gives insight into the life of the Victorian governess, examining becoming a governess, methods and skills, problems they faced, the experience of living away from home, and fantasies of and about the governess.

Governess

Author : Ruth Brandon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802779751
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Governess written by Ruth Brandon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between the 1780s and the end of the nineteenth century, an army of sad women took up residence in other people's homes, part and yet not part of the family, not servants, yet not equals. To become a governess, observed Jane Austen in Emma, was to "retire from all the pleasures of life, of rational intercourse, equal society, peace and hope, to penance and mortification for ever." However, in an ironic paradox, the governess, so marginal to her society, was central to its fiction-partly because governessing was the fate of some exceptionally talented women who later wrote novels based on their experiences. But personal experience was only one source, and writers like Wilkie Collins, William Makepeace Thackeray, Henry James, and Jane Austen all recognized that the governess's solitary figure, adrift in the world, offered more novelistic scope than did the constrained and respectable wife. Ruth Brandon weaves literary and social history with details from the lives of actual governesses, drawn from their letters and journals, to craft a rare portrait of real women whose lives were in stark contrast to the romantic tales of their fictional counterparts. Governess will resonate with the many fans of Jane Austen and the Brontës, whose novels continue to inspire films and books, as well as fans of The Nanny Diaries and other books that explore the longstanding tension between mothers and the women they hire to raise their children.

The Governess; Or, Politics in Private Life

Author : Governess
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781022671423
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book The Governess; Or, Politics in Private Life written by Governess and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This gripping novel exposes the darker side of politics and society in nineteenth-century England, as seen through the eyes of a young governess. Through its vivid portrayal of the personal and political conflicts that threaten to tear apart the protagonists' lives, this book offers a searing critique of the hypocrisy and corruption that pervaded British society during the Victorian era. With its unforgettable characters and its unflinching depiction of the human cost of political ambition, this book is a classic of its genre. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Henry James and the Ghostly

Author : T. J. Lustig
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521131599
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Henry James and the Ghostly written by T. J. Lustig and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-02-03 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of ghosts, and liminal experience in general, in the fiction of Henry James.

The Governess: A Classic Victorian Gothic Romance

Author : Camille Oster
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781719942805
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (428 download)

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Download or read book The Governess: A Classic Victorian Gothic Romance written by Camille Oster and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-08-29 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

"We are Three Sisters"

Author : Drew Lamonica
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826262686
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book "We are Three Sisters" written by Drew Lamonica and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Undesirable Governess

Author : F. Marion Crawford
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book The Undesirable Governess written by F. Marion Crawford and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Undesirable Governess" by F. Marion Crawford. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

The Role of Women in Victorian England Reflected in Jane Eyre

Author : Beate Wilhelm
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638782794
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book The Role of Women in Victorian England Reflected in Jane Eyre written by Beate Wilhelm and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,3, University of Freiburg (Englisches Seminar), course: Proseminar 'The Brontës', 11 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: With Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë created a literary work that shook traditional conventions in Victorian England by showcasing the feminist view so clearly. It is a work that refutes denial and ignorance of women's sexual identity and passion. Jane Eyre shows that women are capable of being passionate and of experiencing fulfillment in a marriage where the partners are equals. In the following essay, I will explain the role and some major problems of middle-class women in 19th century Victorian England. Moreover, I will elaborate on how 'the woman question' (Martin, J. 1999:15) appeared and stress the fact that it brought about a complete and complex change in English society. In chapter 1, the emphasis will lie on the historical background which shall serve as a basis for the following chapters where the main focus is made on the analysis of Charlotte Brontë's text Jane Eyre. I will illustrate that Jane Eyre is a woman who, resisting the limiting conventions of her time, reaches her goal - a life in fulfillment and bliss. It shall also be shown that Jane's life is a symbolical "pilgrimage towards maturity and fulfillment" (Newman 1996: 475) starting in Gateshead and continuing with stops in Lowood, Thornfield and Moor House, before concluding in Ferndean.

A Governess in the Age of Jane Austen

Author : Agnes Porter
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9781852851644
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book A Governess in the Age of Jane Austen written by Agnes Porter and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We only know a surprisingly small number of eighteenth-century women as personalities. This is true, in particular, of women who had to work for their living. Which is why the survival of the letters and journals of Miss Agnes Porter, dating from 1788 to 1814, constitutes an unusually important find. Miss Porter, the daughter of a Church of England clergyman, was born in 1752 with brains but not looks or wealth. Although she would have liked to marry, her various hopes ended in disappointment. She therefore had to earn her living as a governess, working principally in teaching the daughters and grand-daughter of the second Earl of Ilchester. Agnes Porter was neither morbidly religious, as were many of her Victorian successors, nor did she spend her time dwelling on the unfairness of her situation. She emerges as a intelligent, warm and likeable woman ready to make the best of her lot. Joanna Martin has provided a substantial introduction which sets Miss Porter in her historical context. A Governess in the Age of Jane Austen is a detailed, and very early, portrait of a woman entering a profession.

Silent Voices

Author : Brenda Ayres
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313039313
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Silent Voices written by Brenda Ayres and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-04-30 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of the greatest English novels were written during the Victorian era, and many are still widely read and taught today. But many others written during that period have been neglected by scholars and modern readers alike. A number of these novels were written by women and were popular when published. Moreover, they reveal perspectives of 19th-century British culture not present in canonized works and therefore revise our understanding of Victorian life and attitudes. With the increasing interest in revising Victorian history and gender scholarship, especially through the rediscovery of lost texts written by women, this book is a timely and much needed study. The expert contributors to this volume argue the value of novels by such Victorian women writers as Grace Aguilar, Catherine Crowe, Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna, Annie E. Holdsworth, Ella Hepworth Dixon, Flora Annie Steel, Anne Thackeray, Sarah Grand, Marie Corelli, and others. Most of the chapters address numerous works by a particular writer. Each focuses on different social issues as well, though most of them share an interest in gender politics. Topics discussed include a 19th-century Jewish novelist's navigation through Protestant spirituality, the relationship of noncanonical governess novels to class and gender issues, and forgotten works by women crime writers. Other chapters analyze how women writers impelled social reform and subverted patriarchally defined religious issues.

Victorian Spring Library Edition

Author : Ruth Axtell
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781530052332
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (523 download)

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Download or read book Victorian Spring Library Edition written by Ruth Axtell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widowed governess Constance Whitaker has just taken charge of two young children in a comfortable middle-class household in a London square and already she is frazzled by their spoiled behavior. But with a young son and widowed mother to support, she has little choice but to brave it out. When an encounter during an April shower with her neighbor, widower Angus Sherwood, stirs hopes and longings, she tells herself not to create pipe dreams like a schoolgirl. Mabel Atwood has more than friendship in mind when she introduces herself to Constance. As governess to Angus's 13-year-old daughter, she thinks Constance is the perfect match for her widowed employer. So does his daughter, Natalie. But what does Constance's heart say? From Redcliffe Square in Kensington to the seaside town of Margate, Book One of the Matchmaking Governess series takes the reader into the late Victorian era, a time of tradition and great change. Pour yourself a cup of tea and meet Mabel Atwood, the matchmaking governess.

Victorian Spring

Author : Ruth Axtell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781523904020
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Victorian Spring written by Ruth Axtell and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widowed governess Constance Whitaker has just taken charge of two young children in a comfortable middle-class household in a London square and already she is frazzled by their spoiled behavior. But with a young son and widowed mother to support, she has little choice but to brave it out. When an encounter during an April shower with her neighbor, widower Angus Sherwood, stirs hopes and longings, she tells herself not to create pipe dreams like a schoolgirl. Mabel Atwood has more than friendship in mind when she introduces herself to Constance. As governess to Angus's 13-year-old daughter, she thinks Constance is the perfect match for her widowed employer. So does his daughter, Natalie. But what does Constance's heart say? From Redcliffe Square in Kensington to the seaside town of Margate, Book One of the Matchmaking Governess series takes the reader into the late Victorian era, a time of tradition and great change. Pour yourself a cup of tea and meet Mabel Atwood, the matchmaking governess.

Subjects on Display

Author : Beth Newman
Publisher : Ohio University Press
ISBN 13 : 0821415484
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Subjects on Display written by Beth Newman and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a consideration of fiction by Charlotte Brontë, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, and Henry James, Newman shifts the inquiry toward the observed in the experience of being seen. In the process she reopens the question of the gaze and its relation to subjectivity."--Jacket.

The Governess

Author : Julie M. Lippmann
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781022061811
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book The Governess written by Julie M. Lippmann and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A haunting and evocative portrayal of life in Victorian England. When young governess Emma Hart takes up a position in the household of the enigmatic Mr Vane, she finds herself drawn into a web of secrets and lies that threatens to destroy everything she holds dear. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.