1st Edition
A Genlis Education and Enlightenment Values Mrs Chinnery (1766–1840) and her Children
By Denise Yim
Copyright 2022
222 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
222 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
222 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Offering a unique approach to the study of late eighteenth-century/early nineteenth-century education, this book explores the life and motivations of a strong-minded, self-educated and enlightened English gentlewoman, Mrs Margaret Chinnery, who put Madame de Genlis’s educational ideas into practice with marked success.
Beginning with a brief outline of Margaret’s own childhood and her... Read more
Introduction 1. Family and education 2. Early married life 3. The education journal 4. Paris during the Peace 5. The Golden Age 6. Oxford 7. Caroline grown up 8. Glory achieved 9. George’s career Conclusion
Biography
Denise Yim is an Honorary Associate in the Department of French and Francophone Studies, School of Languages and Cultures, at the University of Sydney, Australia. Her research is focused on the eighteenth-century English Chinnery family, especially their relationship with the violinist G.B. Viotti and with the education author Madame de Genlis.
