{"product_id":"the-clever-woman-of-the-family-by-charlotte-m-yonge","title":"'The Clever Woman of the Family' by Charlotte M. Yonge","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-4\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-4\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-4\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-162\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"073a68b4-fa90-41b0-8892-06bc6e2bc72a\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"74\" data-end=\"737\"\u003eFirst published in 1865, \u003cem data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"131\"\u003eThe Clever Woman of the Family\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Charlotte M. Yonge's most ambitious Victorian novels, examining what happens when intelligence, idealism and moral certainty collide with the practical realities of family and community life.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"74\" data-end=\"737\"\u003eThrough the determined Rachel Curtis, Yonge explores questions of women's education, philanthropy, duty, ambition and social reform, creating a heroine who is strikingly more complicated than the conventional Victorian ideal. Rather than simply rewarding virtue, the novel asks what responsibility accompanies knowledge, and whether good intentions alone can justify intervention in the lives of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"1311\"\u003eAlthough enormously popular in the nineteenth century, Yonge has largely slipped from view, making Virago's Modern Classics edition part of an important project of literary rediscovery. Read today, the novel sits somewhere between Jane Austen's moral acuity and George Eliot's psychological seriousness, while anticipating later feminist debates about women's work, authority and public life. It's an absorbing choice for readers interested in Victorian literature beyond the established canon, particularly those curious about the intellectual history of women's writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1338\" data-end=\"1453\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1986 Penguin Virago Modern Classics paperback. Light shelf wear with a clean, unmarked interior and a firm binding.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45785107169363,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-07-05T124655.542.png?v=1783219761","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/the-clever-woman-of-the-family-by-charlotte-m-yonge","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}