In a parallel narrative set in late nineteenth-century England, teenaged country girl Mary Finn relates the unhappy conclusion to her experiences as a young servant in an aristocratic London household while, years later, young James Nelligan describes how he comes to leave his beloved foster family to live and be educated at London's famous Foundling Hospital.
year: 2010
call number/section: 1000
subjects: foundlings, fiction, household employees, orphans, great britain, history, victoria, 1837-1901, fiction, london (england), 19th century, foundling hospital (london, england), fiction, historical fiction
Editions
Jocelyn, Marthe
Wendy Lamb Books (2010)
In a parallel narrative, teenaged country girl Mary Finn relates her unhappy experiences as a servant in an aristocratic London household while, years later, young James Nelligan describes how he leaves his beloved foster family to live and be educated at London's famous Foundling Hospital.
Schools: 2
Jocelyn, Marthe
In a parallel narrative set in late nineteenth-century England, teenaged country girl Mary Finn relates the unhappy conclusion to her experiences as a young servant in an aristocratic London household while, years later, young James Nelligan describes how he comes to leave his beloved foster family to live and be educated at London's famous Foundling Hospital.
Schools: 7