"His Excellency's English Governess" by Sydney C. Grier is a story about a bright young woman named Cecil Anstruther who, after graduating with honors from the University of London, becomes a governess to Azim Bey, the son of the Pasha of Baghdad. Eager to use her education and help her family, Cecil leaves England and confronts mixed emotions as she embarks on the journey of a lifetime filled with the promise of adventure and the challenges of navigating a new role and culture as an educator abroad. The story introduces themes of education, cultural encounters, and a young woman's journey to make her own way in the world.
His Excellency's English Governess
By Sydney C. Grier
A newly graduated woman leaves her home to tutor a Pasha's son, stepping into a world of adventure, cultural adjustments, and the weight of newfound responsibility.
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Hilda Caroline Gregg was an English author who wrote novels and short stories under the name Sydney C. Grier. She had her fiction printed in The Bristol Times in 1886, then William Blackwood and Sons published her first novel in 1895. She then published a novel every year until 1925, mostly heroic tales about the adventures of English people in places such as Afghanistan, Baghdad, and India.
Hilda Caroline Gregg was an English author who wrote novels and short stories under the name Sydney C. Grier. She had her fiction printed in The Bristol Times in 1886, then William Blackwood and Sons published her first novel in 1895. She then published a novel every year until 1925, mostly heroic tales about the adventures of English people in places such as Afghanistan, Baghdad, and India.
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