Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-125) and index.
Contents
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".
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
