Norman M. Gover May 6, 2003 Norman M. Gover died on May 6, 2003, at age 81. Formerly of Oswego and Syracuse, New York, he had been a longtime resident of Wyncote, Pennsylvania. Norman's was a very good life, a classic American...

CHRISTOPHER Renshaw's production radiates the richness of an oriental jewel, dazzling the eyes at the same time it sends the politically correct mind spinning. To luxuriate in its pleasures, you must accept the supremacy of western over eastern civilisation - a fact that may...

Government forecasters minimally reduced their prediction for the Atlantic hurricane season Thursday, but said that up to nine hurricanes and up to 16 tropical storms are expected to form, still a busier-than-average season.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration maintained its estimate that three to five...

A South African pathologist became the third doctor to publicly criticize the autopsy of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, whose death during last spring's World Cup prompted an international investigation.Dr. Lorna J. Martin said on Tuesday a Jamaican government doctor made a mistake when he...

In the following excerpt, the journals and letters of late eighteenth-century governess Agnes Porter are discussed. Comparisons are made between Porter's experiences and those portrayed in Jane Austen's fiction.

In the following essay, Poovey focuses on the vast amount of attention given to the “plight” of the governess during the 1840s and 1850s, examining such factors as social stability, the Victorian notion of the domestic ideal, and the increasing economic independence of women.

In the following essay, Hughes provides an overview of governess life, discussing the oftentimes tumultuous relationship between the governess and the mother, the bond a governess might share with her students, and the typical subjects a governess was expected to teach.