Great Expectations : Emigrant Governesses in Colonial Australia

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910511665003321
• Autore: Clarke Patricia
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Canberra : , : National Library of Australia, , 2020; ©2020
• ISBN: 1-922507-00-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (215 pages)
• Soggetti: Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Title Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Sisters Help Sisters to Set Sail -- 2 Expectations and Reality Down Under -- 3 Different Colonies, Different Challenges -- 4 Who Fared Better: Governess or Teacher? -- 5 Schools Abound (Governesses Not Wanted) -- 6 The Challenge of the Distant Bush -- 7 Music and Other Accomplishments -- 8 Send Them Where the Men Want Wives -- 9 Changing Times -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Further Reading -- List of Illustrations -- Index -- Copyright.

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• Record Nr.: UNINA9910481993803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin ; ; Heidelberg : , : Springer; [Cham, Switzerland] : , : Springer International Publishing, , 2015-
• ISSN: 2198-6061
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Classificazione: 550
• Disciplina: 550
• Soggetti: Climate change mitigation; Global warming; Sea level; Climatic changes; Periodicals.; Zeitschrift
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
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