A Response to "Serving in the Household and the Imagination: The Brontës, Alcott and the Interconnected Roles of a Neglected 'Transatlantic' Female Figure," by Paula Guimarães.

The article focuses on examination of domestic service in Victorian Britain, particularly its influence on the Brontë sisters and Louisa May Alcott. It analyzes the roles and conditions of domestic servants in the Brontës' household and how these experiences shaped their literary works. It also compares the British context with Alcott's American experience, exploring how both authors reflected on and were influenced by the realities of domestic service in their respective writings.