“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, book Sketches by Boz

Tales, Ch. 3 : Sentiment
Sketches by Boz (1836-1837)

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