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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Governess Displaced

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle (Gutenberg) | Themes: displacement, gender roles, employment struggle, colonial impact | Source: Project Gutenberg | Published: 2026-01-29

“I have been a governess for five years,” said she, “in the family of Colonel Spence Munro, but two months ago the colonel received an appointment at ...