Emily Pepys
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Emily Pepys was a 19th-century English girl known for the candid and insightful diary she kept in childhood, which offers a vivid glimpse into Victorian upper-class life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English writer
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child diarist ⓘ diarist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglican religious milieu
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Victorian upper-class culture ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| diaryAudience | private diary not intended for publication ⓘ |
| diaryPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| diaryWrittenIn | Victorian England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
life writing
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personal narrative ⓘ |
| floruit | 19th century ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical writing
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children’s diary ⓘ diary ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
candid
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introspective ⓘ observant ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of a 19th-century girl’s diary
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primary source on Victorian upper-class domestic life ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| laterPublicationStatus | diary published posthumously ⓘ |
| notability | candid childhood diary depicting Victorian upper-class life ⓘ |
| notableWork | Diary of Emily Pepys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | diarist ⓘ |
| primaryMedium | manuscript diary ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper class ⓘ |
| sourceType | ego-document ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workDescribedTopic |
Victorian childhood
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Victorian social customs ⓘ class distinctions ⓘ daily life in a Victorian rectory ⓘ domestic servants ⓘ education of upper-class girls ⓘ family life ⓘ leisure activities in Victorian England ⓘ moral and religious self-examination ⓘ religion in Victorian England ⓘ |
| workReception |
used in studies of Victorian social history
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valued by historians of childhood ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
humorous
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lively ⓘ self-critical ⓘ spontaneous ⓘ |
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