The Victorian Governess

Author : Kathryn Hughes
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1852853255

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The Victorian Governess by Kathryn Hughes Pdf

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.

Author : Mrs. Oliphant
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547046004

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The Story of a Governess by Mrs. Oliphant Pdf

"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.

Author : Cecilia Wadsö Lecaros
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111395674

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The Victorian Governess Novel by Cecilia Wadsö Lecaros Pdf

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.

Author : Trev Lynn Broughton,Ruth Symes
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : 0312210892

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The Governess by Trev Lynn Broughton,Ruth Symes Pdf

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.

Author : Julie M. Lippmann
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066177348

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The Governess by Julie M. Lippmann Pdf

'The Governess' is a coming-of-age novel written by Julie Mathilde Lippmann. Nan is a tough and independent girl who urgently requires a governess. Being a 14-year-old girl without a mother and with her father in India, Nan does not have to answer to the housekeeper. Miss Blake, a kind and small-built woman, uses her strong determination and gentle affection to teach and guide Nan.

Author : Governess
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1022671421

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The Governess; Or, Politics in Private Life by Governess Pdf

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.

Author : T. J. Lustig
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521131596

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Henry James and the Ghostly by T. J. Lustig Pdf

The importance of ghosts, and liminal experience in general, in the fiction of Henry James.

Author : Ruth Brandon
Publisher : Walker Books
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015074223226

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Governess by Ruth Brandon Pdf

Examines the history of the governess in nineteenth-century England, using the papers of governesses including Anna Leonowens and the Bronte sisters.

Author : Camille Oster
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1719942803

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The Governess: A Classic Victorian Gothic Romance by Camille Oster Pdf

Author : Drew Lamonica
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780826262684

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"We are Three Sisters" by Drew Lamonica Pdf

Author : Ruth Axtell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 152390402X

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Victorian Spring by Ruth Axtell Pdf

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.

Author : Agnes Porter
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1852851643

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A Governess in the Age of Jane Austen by Agnes Porter Pdf

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.

Author : Brenda Ayres
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2003-04-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313039317

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Silent Voices by Brenda Ayres Pdf

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.

Author : Beth Newman
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Assertiveness (Psychology) in literature
ISBN : 9780821415481

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Subjects on Display by Beth Newman Pdf

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.

Author : Julie M. Lippmann
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 102206181X

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The Governess by Julie M. Lippmann Pdf

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.