Author: Ellis, Mrs. (1799-1872)
Title: THE WIDOW GREEN AND HER THREE NIECES Addressed to Her Friends in the Cottage and the Kitchen
Description: London, S.W. Partridge [1871 from catalogue at the end] frontis. By J Johnston + pictorial engraved titlepage +2 plates by J.Knight & 20 text engravings by B[irke] Foster,C.Ashley & others . 175x120mm blindstamped plum cloth with decorative gilt title panel to cover & spine [tips worn/edges rubbed/cloth a bit marked] viii +98pp +12p publisher's book list with periodicals dated 1871 Reward inscription to front free end paper dated 1873.A nicely printed well illustrated. Spine slightly loose. A neat copy, no torn pages no scribbling etc. *Story of the widow who wishes to teach her three charges that honesty and teaching them to work hard and not aspire to position above her station. Each of the girls gets into different bad habits and the widow has constantly to advise and clarify the young neices conduct inthese situations. Ellis often wrote about the role of christian women in Victorian society. Like Rosetti she argued women had a christian duty to influence society for the better.

Keywords: moral dilemas ovecome by good advice


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