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Ruth Brandon

Ruth Brandon has written several history books, including, among others, The Spiritualists, The Dollar Princesses and The New Women and the Old Men, as well as biographies of Houdini and (most recently) the chef Alexis Soyer. She graduated from Girton College, Cambridge, and lives in London.

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Ruth Brandon ©Mark Chichester-Clark

Author	Title	Format	Date	Price	ISBN
Ruth Brandon	Other People's Daughters The Life And Times Of The Governess	Hardback	13/03/2008	£20.00	9780297851134

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Other People's Daughters

'a rich and fascinating account of the lives lived by governesses as well as an exploration of Victorian attitudes to women, family and class.'

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