{"product_id":"1843-the-wives-of-england-by-ss-ellis-antique-guide-book","title":"1843 The Wives of England by SS Ellis - Antique Guide Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn very good condition, here is a first edition copy of The Wives of England - Their Relative Duties, Domestic Influence \u0026amp; Social Obligations. In an attractive dark blue-green leather binding, with marbled sides, edged and endpapers. More details below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA prominent Victorian conduct manual written by Sarah Stickney Ellis and published in 1843 by the London firm Fisher, Son, \u0026amp; Co. Ellis wrote a phenomenally successful series of advice manuals addressed to the expanding middle-class female readership of nineteenth-century Britain. Dedicated by permission to Queen Victoria, The Wives of England focuses explicitly on the domestic sphere. It outlines how Christian women should accept their roles to exercise a quiet moral and religious influence over the men in their families. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Sarah Stickney Ellis is often remembered as a champion of the Victorian \"separate spheres\" ideology—which relegated women to the private home and men to public life—modern literary analysis reveals a more complex perspective in her writing. Ellis argued that a home could not function without an educated, capable woman who was fully equipped to manage household accounts and maintain her own personal independence. Her writing explores the \"trials of married life\" with notable realism. Ellis often warns readers against rushing into unequal marriages, arguing that remaining single is frequently a better option for a woman than entering a poor match.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents: Thoughts Before Marriage; The First Year of Married Life; Characteristics of Men; Behaviour to Husbands; Confidence and Truth; The Love of Married Life; Trials of Married Life; Position in Society; Domestic Management; Order, Justice and Benevolence; Treatment of Servants and Dependents; Social Influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside the pages are clean and tightly bound, with no inscriptions or markings of previous ownership. Unillustrated. Opens and closes with lovely marbled endpapers. Also has marbled edges. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a dark blue-green leather half-binding with matching marbled papered boards. Five raised bands to the spine, with ornate gilt decoration in each compartment. Has rubbing to the leather on the corners and spine ends to reveal boards beneath. Rubbing also along the spine joints and to the papered boards. Chipping around outside edges. The gilt decoration remains bright and this is an attractive copy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*** At time of writing, I also have a copy of Mothers of England in the matching binding.***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour antique copy of The Wives of England will be wrapped with care in tissue and ribbon* and sent well packaged. I am always happy to add a gift card with a message to the parcel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 20 cm x W 13 cm, pp 370, 0.52 kg. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* If you would prefer for your book not to be decoratively wrapped but sent simply in the full protective packaging please add a note to the order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI post regular new stock and updates on Instagram @bumperboxofdelights\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50734644199661,"sku":null,"price":239.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0351\/1068\/2669\/files\/20260918-130025.jpg?v=1790155803","url":"https:\/\/bumperboxofdelights.com\/en-ca\/products\/1843-the-wives-of-england-by-ss-ellis-antique-guide-book","provider":"Bumper Box of Delights Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}