This book thoroughly investigates life in the school room during the Victorian era when the only respectible occupation for a lady was that of a governess. It examines the reasons forthe rise of the governess, the type of women who became governesses, the schooling, the sorts of governesses. First published in the early 1990, it was the first thorough study of what a governess actually was and did. It is full of useful information about finishing governenesses, the GBI and really anything you ever wanted to know about governesses in the Victorian era.
An Impulsive Debutante* (M&BH Sept 08)*A Question of Impropriety (M&BH Nov 08)* Viking Warrior Unwilling Wife (Hh Dec 08)
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