Other people's daughters : the lives and times of the governess
Brandon, Ruth2009
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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.
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Imprint:
London : Phoenix, 2009.
Collation:
x, 303 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2008.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780753825761 (pbk)
Dewey class:
371.10082371.1008209034
Local class:
371.100820903
Language:
English
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BRN:
41579