Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“fatherly and motherly hearts often beat warm and wise in the breasts of bachelor uncles and maiden aunts”
- Date
- 1875
- Local voice
- Narrator voice · Narrator
Meaning of “fatherly and motherly hearts often beat warm and…”
The novel broadens family care beyond biological parents, recognizing that uncles and aunts can provide forms of affection, judgment and protection associated with parenthood.
Where does it come from?
Eight Cousins; Or, The Aunt-Hill, Chapter 17, Project Gutenberg #38567. Narrator commentary about Rose and Mac turning naturally to Dr Alec.
Why the local voice matters
Narrator commentary in Eight Cousins about non-parental family care.
