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This book presents an entirely fresh view of the upbringing of English children in upper and professional class families over three centuries, drawing on direct testimony from contemporary diaries and letters. Revises the previous understanding of parenting and growing up in the period between 1600 and 1914.
Synopsis
Presents a fresh view of the upbringing of English children in upper and professional class families over three centuries. Drawing on direct testimony from contemporary diaries and letters, this book revises previous understandings of parenting and what it was like to grow up in the period between 1600 and 1914.