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  The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book 1

  The Mysterious Howling

  by Maryrose Wood

  Found running wild in the forest of Ashton Place, the Incorrigibles are no ordinary children: Alexander, age ten or thereabouts, keeps his siblings in line with gentle nips; Cassiopeia, perhaps four or five, has a bark that is (usually) worse than her bite; and Beowulf, age somewhere-in-the-middle, is alarmingly adept at chasing squirrels. Luckily, Miss Penelope Lumley is no ordinary governess. Only fifteen... (more)
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  The Cynsters: Book 1

  Devil's Bride

  by Stephanie Laurens

  TO HAVE. . . When Devil, the most infamous member of the Cynster family, is caught in a compromising position with plucky governess Honoria Wetherby, he astonishes the entire ton by offering his hand in marriage. No one dreamed this scandalous rake would ever take a bride. And as society mamas swooned at the loss of Englands most eligible bachelor, Devils infamous Cynster cousins began to place wagers on the... (more)
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  Rutledge Family: Book 1

  Beauty Like the Night

  by Liz Carlyle

  Let bestselling author Liz Carlyle sweep you away to Regency England and into the lives of a family where scandal is served up like a soup course and dangerous secrets aboud. The daughter of London's wickedest widow, Helene de Severs left England in disgrace and has struggled to overcome her heritage. Renowned within Europe's emerging psychiatric field for her gift for healing children, she returns to England... (more)
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  Anna and the King of Siam

  by Margaret Landon

  Anna Leonowens, a proper Englishwoman, was an unlikley candidate to change the course of Siamese (Thai) history. A young widow and mother, her services were engaged in the 1860's by King Mongkut of Siam to help him communicate with foreign governments and be the tutor to his children and favored concubines. Stepping off the steamer from London, Anna found herself in an exotic land she could have only dreamed of... (more)
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  The Secret Pearl

  by Mary Balogh

  He first spies her in the shadows outside a London theatre, a ravishing creature forced to barter her body to survive. To the woman known simply as Fleur, the well-dressed gentleman with the mesmerizing eyes is an unlikely savior. When she takes the stranger to her bed, she never expects to see him again. But then Fleur accepts a position as governess to a young girl…and is stunned to discover that her midnight... (more)
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  Governess

  The Lives and Times of the Real Jane Eyres

  by Ruth Brandon

  The rise and fall of the English governess, the domestic heroine who inspired Victorian literature’s greatest authors. Between the 1780s and the end of the nineteenth century, an army of sad women took up residence in other people’s homes, part and yet not part of the family, not servants, yet not equals. To become a governess, observed Jane Austen in Emma, was to “retire from all the pleasures of life, of... (more)
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  Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

  by Winifred Watson

  “Why has it taken more than half a century for this wonderful flight of humor to be rediscovered?” — Guardian“The sweetest grown-up book in the world.” — Sunday Times“Everyone, no matter how poor or prim or neglected, has a second chance to blossom in the world.” — Daily Mail , in reference to Miss Pettigrew Lives for a DayA delightful, funny, lighthearted novel. First published in 1938, it was... (more)
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  The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book 2

  The Hidden Gallery

  by Maryrose Wood

  Second in the adorable series about a young governess in turn of the (20th) century, England, who unexpectedly signs on to teach three children who have been thus-far raised by wolves.
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  Agnes Grey

  by Anne Brontë

  Anne began Agnes Grey with the words "All true histories contain instruction," and wrote in a realistic, rather than the romantic style followed by her sisters. The title character is the younger daughter of a poor clergyman and sets out to earn a living as a governess. Anne drew strongly on her own life. Her rather plain first-person female narrator begins the story young, inexperienced and idealistic, but... (more)
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  Jane Eyre

  by Charlotte Brontë

  Orphaned Jane Eyre grows up in the home of her heartless aunt and later attends a charity school with a harsh regime, enduring loneliness and cruelty. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds a position as governess at Thornfield Hall. However, when she finds love with her sardonic employer, Rochester, the discovery of his terrible secret... (more)
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  The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book 3

  The Unseen Guest

  by Maryrose Wood

  Miss Penelope Lumley embarks on an investigation into the mysteries surrounding the Incorrigible children, Lord Ashton, the forests of Ashton Place, and her own past
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  The Turn of the Screw and Other Short Fiction

  by Henry James

  To read a story by Henry James is to enter a fully realized world unlike any other—a rich, perfectly crafted domain of vivid language and splendid, complex characters. Devious children, sparring lovers, capricious American girls, obtuse bachelors, sibylline spinsters, and charming Europeans populate these five fascinating nouvelles, which represent the author in both his early and late phases. From the... (more)
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  Wolves Chronicles: Book 1

  The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

  by Joan Aiken

  Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie's parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage. Left in the care of the cruel Miss Slighcarp, the girls can hardly believe what is happening to their once happy home. The servants are dismissed, the furniture is sold, and Bonnie and Sylvia are sent to a prison-like orphan school. It seems as if the endless hours of drudgery... (more)
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  Daughters of Fortune: Book 2

  To Marry an Heiress

  by Lorraine Heath

  The breathtakingly handsome Earl of Huntdon is determined to take a bride, and equally determined that his marriage to Miss Georgina Pierce will be a business arrangement only--after all, he has been wounded in love before. But there is unexpected passion in his innocent wife, and he soon begins to look forward to many days--and nights--with her ... until he shockingly discovers that her promised fortune has been... (more)
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  The Brontës Went to Woolworths

  by Rachel Ferguson

  Meet the Carne sisters, Deirdre, Katrine and Sheil, growing up together in 1930s London. Eldest sister Deirdre is a journalist, Katrine a fledgling actress and young Sheil is still with her governess; together they live a life unchecked by their mother in their bohemian town house. Irrepressibly imaginative, the sisters cannot resist making up stories, as they have since childhood; from their talking nursery toys,... (more)
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  Irish Eyes

  Irish Gypsy

  by Ana Seymour

  Eamon Riordan had never been so angry -- or so intrigued. Mere hours after his horse was stolen, he happened upon a young gypsy girl with flame-colored hair and icy blue eyes. Quite obviously, she was the thief-a charge she never denied. She just picked up a rock...and aimed for his head... Seven years later, Eamon once again crosses paths with the bold, beautiful lass when she is hired to tutor his... (more)
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  With This Ring: Book 1

  Reforming a Rake

  by Suzanne Enoch

  A governess must never be alone with a man. Her reputation mustn't have even a hint of scandal. She must never reveal personal emotions. No matter how strong the provocation by her employer. A governess never questions her employer's commands. Even when he's tempting her to forsake respectability for desire? She must never, ever, fall in love with someone above her station. Especially a rake---no matter how... (more)
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  When Miss Emmie Was in Russia (Century Travellers)

  by Harvey J. Pitcher

  A Russian Upstairs, Downstairs, but one scented with the cordite and fear of revolution. Miss Emmie is an intimate and revealing portrait of pre-Revolutionary Russian society which, contrary to received wisdoms, reveals a complex, liberal, and humane society, full of enormous potential and past achievement. It is also the biography of five intrepid women who, by traveling abroad and working as governesses in... (more)
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  The Turn of the Screw (Norton Critical Edition)

  by Henry James

  The Turn of the Screw remains one of Henry James's most remarkable narratives, one whose popularity when it was published is matched by its power to stir readers today. It is one of James's most teachable texts, an indispensable reference point for such critical concerns as point of view and unreliable narration. As such, it is an invaluable introduction to the intricacies of James's style and technique in the... (more)
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  The English Governess at the Siamese Court

  by Anna Harriette Leonowens

  Anna Leonownes' memoir of her six year as a governess in the Royal Palace of Bangkok was the inspiration for the beloved Broadway musical The king and I, as well as two award-winning films. First published in 1870, Leonowens' memoir is the true story of a proper English governess who is hired by the King of Siam to tutor his many children. A delightful portrait of an unlikely friendship between two headstrong... (more)