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The Governess as She Appears in Books - Wikipedia / Women / History

The Wikipedia article "Governess" mentions a lot of books and historical figures. Here is the list.
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The Governess (Sarah Fielding)
The Governess
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Sarah Fielding
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
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Jane Austen
The Governess (Mary Martha Sherwood)
The Governess
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Mary Martha Sherwood
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
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Charlotte Brontë
Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
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Anne Brontë
Vanity Fair (William Makepeace Thackeray)
Vanity Fair
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William Makepeace Thackeray
Uncle Silas (Sheridan Le Fanu)
Uncle Silas
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Sheridan Le Fanu
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
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Leo Tolstoy
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
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Henry James
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
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Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist
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Arthur Conan Doyle
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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James Joyce
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Winifred Watson)
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
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Winifred Watson
Grey Mask (Patricia Wentworth)
Grey Mask
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Patricia Wentworth
Soul Music (Terry Pratchett)
Soul Music
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Terry Pratchett
Hogfather (Terry Pratchett)
Hogfather
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Terry Pratchett
Thief of Time (Terry Pratchett)
Thief of Time
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Terry Pratchett
Journey to the River Sea (Eva Ibbotson)
Journey to the River Sea
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Eva Ibbotson
The Crimson Petal and the White (Michel Faber)
The Crimson Petal and the White
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Michel Faber
A Great and Terrible Beauty (Libba Bray)
A Great and Terrible Beauty
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Libba Bray
Rebel Angels (Libba Bray)
Rebel Angels
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Libba Bray
The Sweet Far Thing (Libba Bray)
The Sweet Far Thing
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Libba Bray
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
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Diane Setterfield
Containing Dialogues Between a Governess and Several Young Ladies of Quality (Jeanne-Marie Leprince De Beaumont)
Containing Dialogues Between a Governess and Several Young Ladies of Quality
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Jeanne-Marie Leprince De Beaumont
The Governess (Sandra Goldbacher)
The Governess
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Sandra Goldbacher
Dark Shadows (Marilyn Ross)
Dark Shadows
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Marilyn Ross
Dark Shadows (Seth Grahame-Smith)
Dark Shadows
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Seth Grahame-Smith
Miss Mary (Bemberg, Feijoo, Stagnaro & Goldenberg)
Miss Mary
28
Bemberg, Feijoo, Stagnaro & Goldenberg
The Sound of Music (Richard Rodgers)
The Sound of Music
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Richard Rodgers
Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess (Alison Weir)
Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess
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Alison Weir
Margaret Pole: The Countess in the Tower (Susan Higginbotham)
Margaret Pole: The Countess in the Tower
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Susan Higginbotham
The Queen's Governess (Karen Harper)
The Queen's Governess
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Karen Harper
The Secret Wife of Louis XIV: Francoise D'Aubigne, Madame De Maintenon (Veronica Buckley)
The Secret Wife of Louis XIV: Francoise D'Aubigne, Madame De Maintenon
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Veronica Buckley
A Governess in the Age of Jane Austen (Agnes Porter)
A Governess in the Age of Jane Austen
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Agnes Porter
Recollections of a Beloved Mother (Everilda Gardiner)
Recollections of a Beloved Mother
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Everilda Gardiner
Memoirs of the Author of a Vindication of the Rights of Woman (William Godwin)
Memoirs of the Author of a Vindication of the Rights of Woman
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William Godwin
The Triumphs of Temper (William Hayley, Illus. William Blake & Maria Flaxm)
The Triumphs of Temper
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William Hayley, Illus. William Blake & Maria Flaxm
The Private Album of Queen Victoria's German Governess Baroness Lehzen (Michaela Blankart & Siegfried H. Hirsch)
The Private Album of Queen Victoria's German Governess Baroness Lehzen
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Michaela Blankart & Siegfried H. Hirsch
The Diary of an Ennuyee (Anna Brownell Jameson)
The Diary of an Ennuyee
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Anna Brownell Jameson
The Relative Social Position of Mothers and Governesses (Anna Brownell Jameson)
The Relative Social Position of Mothers and Governesses
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Anna Brownell Jameson
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