The Victorian Governess

by Kathryn Hughes

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852853255
• ISBN13: 9781852853259
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 8.8"