Agnes Porter 1750-1814

[sartorias]

A Governess in the Age of Jane Austen, which is the diary and letters of Agnes Porter, a governess to the children of some of the Fox Strangway connections. She was extremely duty-oriented, but had a sense of humor. I marked a bunch of passages that illustrate life as it was then.

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[aeriedraconia]

I'm glad you shared.
I like Mrs. Porter's style. :-)

[marycrawford]

Surfing friendsfriends list, thank you so much for this! I will add it to my list of books to be acquired; it sounds fascinating, and her 'voice' is so readable and amusing. I love historical detail from first rather than second sources, and this looks wonderful for that too.

Plus I love the anecdote about the Irish gentleman, heee.

[dancinghorse]

I love this! Thank you for posting it. Must get copy of book to read for self.

[beth_bernobich]

I love these snippets. Thank you for sharing.

[fjm]

Fabulous!