The lives of the children who lived in Britain's great country houses during the 19th century were a mixed scenario, including dysfunctional and remote families as well as close and loving ones. Drawing on diaries, letters, memoirs, and photo albums, Adeline Hartcup tells of nannies, tutors, and governesses, treats and punishments, and of ideas about God, death, and sex. She provides close-up portraits of five of the great families--Howards, Cecils, Russells, Lyttletons, and Gladstones--but also looks beyond the park gates, ...
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The lives of the children who lived in Britain's great country houses during the 19th century were a mixed scenario, including dysfunctional and remote families as well as close and loving ones. Drawing on diaries, letters, memoirs, and photo albums, Adeline Hartcup tells of nannies, tutors, and governesses, treats and punishments, and of ideas about God, death, and sex. She provides close-up portraits of five of the great families--Howards, Cecils, Russells, Lyttletons, and Gladstones--but also looks beyond the park gates, to the children who did not inherit the privileges that wealth and status conferred.
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