this is a fascinating and engaging account of Victorian life. Yet, the author show how the rise of the professions, and the training of women to work as eachers, nurses and midwives gave thema new prominence in rural society widely at variance with the traditional picture of the Victorial wife and mother. Bevaka Life in a Victorian Household s fr du ett mejl nr boken gr att kpa igen. Pamela Horn sets the various activities enjoyed by the Victorians in the context of growing. The contemporary preoccupation with female domesticity undoubtedly affected womena s social and economics status in their communities. Her account provides a fascinating picture of women at work, and her vivid descriptions of the lighter side of country life, including social events, courtship and marriage make particularly captivating reading. Pamela Horn brings to life the daily round of chores and relaxation in manor house, rectory, farm and cottage. The author examines the mixture of stability and change in these womena s lives, and considers their distinctive role in the shaping of rural England and Wales. Life as a Victorian Lady eBook : Horn, Pamela: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store. Previous accounts of nineteenth-century rural life have tended to concentrate on men, an imbalance which this book seeks to rectify. This is the first study of Victorian countrywomen of all kinds from teh aristocracy and gentry to the artisan and labouring classes. The author examines the mixture of stability and change in these womena s lives, and considers their distinctive role in the shaping of rural England and Wales.

Life As A Victorian Lady by Pamela Horn