Great expectations : emigrant governesses in colonial Australia / Patricia Clarke.
Great expectations : emigrant governesses in colonial Australia / Patricia Clarke.
Great expectations : emigrant governesses in colonial Australia / Patricia Clarke.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Canberra, ACT : NLA Publishing, [2020]
Call Numbers
G 2020/2801 , H 2020/2253
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical content
247 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Canberra, ACT : NLA Publishing, [2020]
Place of Publication
Australian Capital Territory
Date Published
[2020]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Teach your protegees to emigrate; send them where the men want wives, the mothers want governesses For educated middle-class women in nineteenth-century Britain, options were limited. Marry and bear children, accept the drudgery of keeping house for relatives or friends, or attempt to find a position in one of the very few industries that would e...
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Full title
Great expectations : emigrant governesses in colonial Australia / Patricia Clarke.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (page 237) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2020.
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Call Numbers
G 2020/2801 , H 2020/2253
Record Identifier
74VKaZyl77zy
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaZyl77zy
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ISBN
9780642279620
DDC
371.1/0092/2
MMS ID
991024293911602626
