"Impoverished Jessica Moore works as a governess and paid companion. Charles, Earl of Rutherford, is a house guest who Jessica's employers hope will marry their daughter. When Charles tries to convince Jessica to be a bed companion, they are caught and Jessica is thrown out.
Unemployed, Jessica looks for work in London. Charles, feeling guilty about his role in her dismissal, offers her a position, to be his mistress. When she declines, Charles asks his grandmother to hire Jessica as a companion. Instead, Charles' grandmother decides to take Jessica under her wing and sponsor her in society so she can find a husband. Charles thinks Jessica is ungrateful for refusing his offer to make her his mistress and persists in trying to get Jessica in his bed. Both are stubborn, proud and sensual. "
L. Watson, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of The Ungrateful Governess
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Plot
Time/era of story
- Regency era
Seduction/coercion/force
Yes
How seduced/forced?
- seduction with money/position/power
- loving persuasion
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Who seduces whom?
- man seducing woman
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- somewhat promiscuious
How romantic is this person?
- not very romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- nanny
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 90%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
