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Nash, Julie.

Servants and paternalism in the works of Maria Edgeworth and Elizabeth Gaskell [electronic resource] / Julie Nash. - Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007. - 130 p. - Nineteenth century . - Nineteenth century (Aldershot, England) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-125) and index.

Introduction : Maria Edgeworth, Elizabeth Gaskell, and servants in the "good old days" -- Servants and paternalism -- "Standing in distress between tragedy and comedy" : servants in Maria Edgeworth's English domestic fiction -- "Submitting to fate" : servants in Gaskell's domestic fiction -- "True and loyal to the family" : servants in Maria Edgeworth's Irish novels -- "Mutual duties" : servants and labor relations in Gaskell's "condition of England" novels -- Conclusion : "well done thou good and faithful servant".


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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Nat. Bib. No.: GBA770765 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Edgeworth, Maria, 1767-1849 --Criticism and interpretation.
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865 --Criticism and interpretation.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Household employees in literature.
Social change in literature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PR4647 / .N37 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 823/.7