One of the first major publications by Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women. Jean Muir takes a job as a governess at the luxurious Coventry House and instantly charms its aristocratic inhabitants. She brings up her young ward, pours out evening tea for the whole family, and delights their ears with singing. But she herself wants something completely different. By collecting elegant bouquets and reading history books aloud, Jean Muir will only throw dust in the eyes of the owners of Coventry House, and secretly prepare and implement an insidious and ambitious plan. The story of a young woman’s ascent up the social ladder in Victorian England opens the series “Bookmate Translations” - a joint project with “Subscription Editions” and “Brusnikin’s Workshop”. The novel was first published in 1866 under the pseudonym A. M. BarnardCover: Natasha Agapova