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1) Jane Eyre
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English
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The classic story of the relationship between Jane Eyre, a governess, and the eccentric millionaire Rochester.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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"Widely recognized as one of literature's most gripping ghost stores, this classic tale of moral degradation conerns the sinister transformation of two innocent children into flagrant liars and hypocrites. The story begins when a governess arrives at an English country estate to look after Miles, aged ten, and Flora, eight. At first, everything appears normal but then events gradually begin to weave a spell of psychological terror. One night a ghost...
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The governess tales volume 1
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English
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Joanna Radcliff has always dreamed of the day when she'd become a governess and finally be part of a proper family. Except, instead of a warm welcome, she's given a frosty reception by her employers-and her charges! The only person who pays her any attention is the dashing Major Preston ... Despite their stolen conversations and tantalizing glances in the ballroom, Luke and Joanna know that their stations in life are just too different. But when this...
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English
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"Point Woebegone: From the moment Daphne May steps off the train, it's clear that this small Maine town is aptly named. Even before she reaches Swallowtail, the windswept house where she'll be working as a governess, Daphne's sense of foreboding is justified. A waitress's gruesome death sets the whole town on edge--especially the wealthy, eccentric Witherspoon family. There are rumours, hostile whispers. Daphne tries to adjust to her strange surroundings...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope Lumley, a recent graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, is hired as governess to three young children who have been raised by wolves and must teach them to behave in a civilized manner quickly, in preparation for a Christmas ball.
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Pink Carnation novels volume 8
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English
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Laura Grey, a veteran governess, joins the Selwick Spy School and her first assignment is serving as governess for the children of Andre Jaouen, right-hand man to Bonaparte's minister of police. Jaouen and his arch rival, Gaston Delaroche, are investigating a suspected Royalist plot to unseat Bonaparte, and Laura's mission is to report any suspicious findings. Soon, Laura and Jaouen are forced on the run with the children, and with the help of the...
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"Adelaide Proctor longs to find a real-life storybook hero to claim as her own. But when a husband-hunting debacle leaves her humiliated, she interviews for a governess position on a remote Texas sheep ranch and vows to leave her silly romantic yearnings behind. Gideon Wescott left his privileged life in England to make a name for himself in America's wool industry, never expecting to end up with a child. To his dismay, five-year-old Isabella hasn't...
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MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
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English
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"High atop Widow's Hill off the stormy Maine coast sits the foreboding Collinwood estate, home for centuries of the wealthy and mysterious Collins family. This special release reveals how the children of Collinwood become possessed by the ghost of Quentin Collins"--Container.
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Miss Caroline Ritter, accomplished flirt, acknowledged beauty, and ruined gentlewoman, offers lessons to any rich, noble lord too inept to attract a wife. Discard your silly affectations and your garish clothing! Learn the art of witty conversation, elegant dancing, equestrian feats and irresistible seduction at the opera! With Miss Ritter's help, you can become the most sought-after aristocrat at the ball! Send your request to the Distinguished Academy...
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Governess brides volume 4
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English
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After the Distinguished Academy of Governesses instills in her a refinement that would make her an acceptable match for Ellery, her childhood crush, Celeste's plans are thwarted by his formidable older brother, Garrick Throckmorton.
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The illegitimate daughter of the Prince Regent might be expected to pursue various dubious professions. Actress, perhaps, or artist's model. Even courtesan. Victoria Knight, however, has become a governess--a respectable choice, until she travels to Scotland to meet her new charges. The younger brothers of Nicholas Kendrick, Earl of Amprior, aren't children at all. They're brawny, wild Highland men. As for the Earl, he's handsome, guarded, and far...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope Lumley, a governess trained at the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, takes the three Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place to London, England, and learns they are under a curse.
15) Jane Eyre
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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When orphaned governess Jane Eyre arrives at imposing Thornfield Hall, she's intrigued by her brooding, wealthy employer, Rochester. His dark moods and the strange occurrences in the house lead her to discover a terrible secret that he had hoped to hide from her forever.
16) Jane Eyre
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
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Charlotte Bronte's story of an orphan who grows up to become governess of a mansion, and who carries a tormented love for a man named Mr. Rochester.
17) My plain Jane
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Lady Janies volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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You may think you know the story. Penniless orphan Jane Eyre begins a new life as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she meets one dark, brooding Mr. Rochester--and, Reader, she marries him. Or does she? Prepare for an adventure of Gothic proportions, in which all is not as it seems, a certain gentleman is hiding more than skeletons in his closets, and orphan Jane Eyre, aspiring author Charlotte Bronte, and supernatural investigator Alexander Blackwood...
18) The unseen guest
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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"Miss Penelope Lumley embarks on an investigation into the mysteries surrounding the Incorrigible children, Lord Ashton, the forests of Ashton Place, and her own past"--
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Ladies of Summerhill volume 2
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English
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"Newport, Rhode Island, in 1900--a glamorous resort town where the rich and famous go to see and be seen. Charlotte Hale isn't part of that world. she's a working girl, a secretary for a local newspaper, who dreams of becoming a real reporter. When her boss offers her an assignment, she jumps at the opportunity. She'll go undercover as a governess to investigate a scandal about her new employer, Daniel Wilmont, a young widowed professor of religion...
20) Dark shadows
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English
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Dark Shadows (December 1966).
Despite warnings from the townspeople, Victoria Winters accepts the offer to come to the strange Collinwood as Governess. For some curious reason she feels the secret of her past may be uncovered in the bleak manor high on Widow's Hill.
From the Moment she arrives, Victoria becomes the target of someone in the house determined to destroy her.
As the wind moans and the rain lashes around the isolated Collinwood, Victoria,...
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