Servants and paternalism in the works of Maria Edgeworth and Elizabeth Gaskell - Nash, Julie; ebrary, Inc. (Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2007)
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".
Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-125) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Edgeworth, Maria, -- 1767-1849 -- Criticism and interpretation; Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, -- 1810-1865 -- Criticism and interpretation; Household employees in literature; Social change in literature; Electronic books