Governess

This first-known, full-length English novel written specifically for children, entitled The Governess, or, Little Female Academy, was published in 1749, and later rewritten (without the inset fairy tales) by Martha Sherwood in 1820.

Sarah Fielding (1710-1768) 2008

For the lady of the establishment was curious in the natural history and habits of the animal called Governess, and encouraged her daughters to report thereon whenever occasion served; which was, in reference to all parties concerned, very laudable, improving, and pleasant.

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit 2006

Valentine, under which name she has produced a variety of books such as The Governess, which is described thus: 'Lovely Miss Hunnicut eagerly embarks upon a career as a governess, hoping to escape the memories of her broken engagement.

August 2004 Michael Allen 2004

Valentine, under which name she has produced a variety of books such as The Governess, which is described thus: 'Lovely Miss Hunnicut eagerly embarks upon a career as a governess, hoping to escape the memories of her broken engagement.

Archive 2004-08-01 Michael Allen 2004

Valentine, under which name she has produced a variety of books such as The Governess, which is described thus: 'Lovely Miss Hunnicut eagerly embarks upon a career as a governess, hoping to escape the memories of her broken engagement.

Foreign Affairs: Erotic Travel Tales Michael Allen 2004

For the lady of the establishment was curious in the natural history and habits of the animal called Governess, and encouraged her daughters to report thereon whenever occasion served; which was, in reference to all parties concerned, very laudable, improving, and pleasant.

Martin Chuzzlewit Charles Dickens 1841

Governess in the house with you, think with yourself, that this person whom I must now call my Governess, is one whom my Father and Mother have elected and entertainèd for my education, to lessen their own trouble, but not their tender care of me.

The Gentlewoman's Companion: or,%0AA Guide to the Female Sex 1675

The story of the Governess is a true one in every particular; names only being altered; I believe there are none remaining now whose feelings will be pained by this sad history being made public, so far as this little book may make it so, but there are one or two I know, and perhaps more, now living, who will smile if the chapter entitled "Ruth Glenn" meets their eyes, when they remember the disturbed nights years ago at a certain city boarding school.

Lewie Or, The Bended Twig

In "Governess," Ruth Brandon considers the case studies of six governesses -- "The Lives and Times of the Real Jane Eyres," as the subtitle has it.

The Real-Life Jane Eyres 2008

"Governess" ends with the founding of colleges for women, which quickly choked off the supply of new child-minders.

The Real-Life Jane Eyres 2008