A Genlis Education and Enlightenment Values

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.

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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.

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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