“Minerva House … was "a finishing establishment for young lad…”

“Minerva House … was "a finishing establishment for young ladies," where some twenty girls of the ages from thirteen to nineteen inclusive, acquired a smattering of everything and a knowledge of nothing.”

— Charles Dickens

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Tales, Ch. 3 : Sentiment

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