Other people's daughters : the lives and times of the governess
Brandon, Ruth2008
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This is an account of the lives of those whose suppressed fury, romantic daydreams and intellectual frustration provide a prism through which Ruth Brandon explores Victorian attitudes to women, family and class.
Main title:
Other people's daughters : the lives and times of the governess / Ruth Brandon.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2008.
Collation:
x, 303 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-285) and index.
ISBN:
9780297851134 (hbk)0297851136 (hbk)
Dewey class:
371.1'0082'09034371.10082371.1
Local class:
371.1008
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
176944
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