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".
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