The Victorian Governess Download

Author: Kathryn Hughes
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Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 1852853255

The Victorian Governess

The figure of the governess is very familiar from nineteenth-century literature. Download The Victorian Governess from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. 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.

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The Victorian Governess education books for free. 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 Becoming a governess was

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