Susan N Bayley
Biographic Data
| ID | 4102003 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan N Bayley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan N |
| FAMILY NAME | Bayley |
| SIGNATURE | BAYLEY S N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dawson College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
German Governesses in Victorian Middle-class Families
Between 1840 and 1900 thousands of German governesses resided in English middle-class homes. As employees they were subject to domestic authority, which lay mainly with the mother. This study uses the memoirs, advice books, essays and letters of governesses, pupils and employers to analyze how domestic authority operated in individual households. It concludes that domestic authority was powerful but open to challenge and modification. It also dem…
Votary, Vixen and Vulgarian
Among the most amusing vignettes in Victorian novels are German governesses created by Charlotte Yonge, Charlotte Brontë and Mary Braddon. Fräulein Ohnglaube is a votary who believes in ghosts. Fräulein Müller is a vixen with a secret ambition, and Fräulein Braun is a vulgarian who scoffs two breakfasts of beef and beer. All are depicted as potential threats to the values and norms of the English ‘cult’ of domesticity.This paper argues that these…
Modern Languages
Modern Language Teaching and the Bryce Commission of 1895
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Modern Language Teaching and the Bryce Commission of 1895
Modern Languages
Votary, Vixen and Vulgarian
Among the most amusing vignettes in Victorian novels are German governesses created by Charlotte Yonge, Charlotte Brontë and Mary Braddon. Fräulein Ohnglaube is a votary who believes in ghosts. Fräulein Müller is a vixen with a secret ambition, and Fräulein Braun is a vulgarian who scoffs two breakfasts of beef and beer. All are depicted as potential threats to the values and norms of the English ‘cult’ of domesticity.This paper argues that these…
German Governesses in Victorian Middle-class Families
Between 1840 and 1900 thousands of German governesses resided in English middle-class homes. As employees they were subject to domestic authority, which lay mainly with the mother. This study uses the memoirs, advice books, essays and letters of governesses, pupils and employers to analyze how domestic authority operated in individual households. It concludes that domestic authority was powerful but open to challenge and modification. It also dem…
Sociology (3 works) · German (2 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (2 works) · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies (2 works) · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)