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OverviewThe figure of the governess is very familiar from 19th-century literature. Much less is known about the governess in reality. This work explores what life of the home schoolroom was actually like. Drawing on original diaries and a variety of sources, the author describes why the period 1840-80 was the classic age of the governess. 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kathryn HughesPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Hambledon Continuum Dimensions: Width: 23.40cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 15.60cm Weight: 0.568kg ISBN: 9781852850029ISBN 10: 1852850027 Pages: 278 Publication Date: 01 July 1993 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsA fascinating and very readable study. -- Choice <br> A wonderful contribution to the burgeoning scholarship on gender and class in Victorian England. -- Albion <br> A fascinating and very readable study. -- Choice A wonderful contribution to the burgeoning scholarship on gender and class in Victorian England. -- Albion Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |