Mistress and Maid by Dinah Mulock

Name: Mistress and Maid
Author: Dinah Mulock

Mistress and Maid, by Dinah Mulock: A novel about a young woman who becomes a maid in the household of a wealthy family after her father's death. The story explores themes of class, gender, and power dynamics through the eyes of the protagonist, Emily.

By Dinah Mulock · First published 1866 · Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance · 28 chapters · 133,427 words

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She was a rather tall, awkward, and strongly-built girl of about fifteen. This was the first impression the "maid" gave to her "mistresses," the Misses Leaf, when she entered their kitchen, accompanied by her mother, a widow and washer-woman, by name Mrs. Hand. I must confess, when they saw the damsel, the ladies felt a certain twinge of doubt as to whether they had not been rash in offering to take her; whether it would not have been wiser to have gone on in their old way -- now, alas! grown into a very old way, so as almost to make them forget they had ever had any other -- and done without a servant still.

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Work type: Novel
Author: Dinah Mulock
Date: 1866 CE
Language: English
Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Drama, Women's Fiction
Length: 133,427 words
Structure: 28 chapters, 2,267 paragraphs
Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)

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Genres

Fiction — The book tells a created story based around characters and a narrative, fitting the genre of general fiction
Historical Fiction — The story takes place in a historically accurate setting and includes societal norms and events relating to its time period
Romance — Romantic relationships serve as a key point in the story's plot and themes
Drama — The book involves emotional character development and relationship dynamics which correlate to the drama genre