Vintage HCBook 'The Governess - An Anthology' Broughton & Symes Sutton 1st Edit.

Vintage HCBook 'The Governess - An Anthology' Broughton & Symes Sutton 1st Edit. Published by Sutton Publishing First Edition 1997. 43 Black and White Illustrations throughout the book. Edited by Trev Broughton and Ruth Symes Size10.5" x 7.5" x 1", weight 24 oz, 214 Pages Book and Cover are in Like New pre-owned condition. The governess has haunted the British imagination since the eighteenth century, when in the indomitable person of the preceptress, she helped to define what it meant to be a rational woman. In the nineteenth century she evolved into a far more enigmatic figure, embodying both the hopes and fears of the moneyed classes and marking faultlines in the ideal of domestic femininity. Who was the Victorian governess and why did her fate inspire generations of novelists and reformers? This lively and engaging anthology brings together a huge range of material, from the classics--"Emma, Jane Erye, Vanity Fair" --to the less familiar popular fiction, journalism, memoirs, advice manuals, letters and school books--to give an insight into her life. Following a general introduction, individual chapters examine becoming a governess, the methods and skills of her working life, the problems it involved and the solutions offered by reformers, the experience of living away from home, and fantasies of and about the governess. * If you’re new to Poshmark - Welcome! Use our sign-up code PROJECTRELOVE to get $15 off your first purchase.* All measurements are approx. #160