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Governesses, Part Two: Educating Lady Agatha

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Marissa Doyle
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Once upon a time in the 19th century… Lady Agatha Crumpwhistle is now nearly five. Her devoted nurse, Mrs. Hoggett, has taught her to not make messes and behave nicely and to be respectful of her elders, but there’s a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Education, History | Tagged 19th century, education, governesses, History, Marissa Doyle, servants, Victorian England | 3 Replies

Governesses, Part One: The Original Home-schoolers

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Marissa Doyle
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They’re a stock figure in fiction in and about the 19th century, from Charlotte Bronte to Georgette Heyer, who populated many of her stories with ludicrous examples of them. And though in books they might be either the villainess or … Continue reading →

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Posted in Education, History | Tagged 19th century, education, governesses, History, Marissa Doyle, servants, Victorian England | 2 Replies

Did They Really Say That?

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Marissa Doyle

One of the joys of leafing through the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, a marvelous compendium of  early 19th century British slang, is running across expressions and figures of speech still in use today that you would never guess were … Continue reading →

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Posted in History, Uncategorized | Tagged 1811 DIctionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 19th century, History, Marissa Doyle, vocabulary

Mall-rats, 19th century style or, Meet the Beadles!

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Marissa Doyle

When Lord George Cavendish, younger brother of the 5th Duke of Devonshire (or should I say brother-in-law of the famous Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire?) inherited one of the family homes in London, Burlington House, he didn’t expect to be plagued … Continue reading →

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 19th century, History, London, Marissa Doyle

A Mill Pond as Wide as the Sea

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Sherwood Smith

by Sherwood Smith Rebecca West once said about Jane Austen: Really, it is time this comic patronage of Jane Austen ceased. To believe her limited in range because she was harmonious in method is as sensible as to imagine that … Continue reading →

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Posted in Books and Reading, History | Tagged 18th century, 19th century, History, Sherwood Smith, writing
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