Her contribution to a symposium on English fiction in 1890 saw her take a less aggressive stance towards Grundyism than her fellow-contributor Thomas Hardy.
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However, in a book published in 1836, " The Backwoods of Canada Being Letters From The Wife Of An Emigrant Officer, Illustrative Of The Domestic Economy Of British America ", by Catharine Parr Traill, she writes : " Now, we bush-settlers are more independent : we do what we like; we dress as we find most suitable and most convenient; we are totally without the fear of any Mr . or Mrs . Grundy; and having shaken off the trammels of Grundyism, we laugh at the absurdity of those who voluntarily forge afresh and hug their chains . " This appears to show that the modern concept of " Mrs . Grundy " was current before the Mrs . Grundy of Hampton Court began her reign.
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