New World, New Life: I Became A Bigshot In The Ancient World

After a pause, Catherine added, "But, what do you want it for?"

Pondering a little bit, Aristia decided to divulge a little information, "I would like to add a few more classes to my schedule." She left the answer at that, having no intention of continuing.

"I see..." Catherine trailed off, wondering what other classes needed to be added to her already existing classes.

Before she could inquire more, Alaric distracted them.

"Look mama, there's a butterfly!" It was only when Alaric spoke excitedly while pointing at a butterfly with colourful wings, that Aristia remembered that he had come with them to the garden.

[Alaric doesn't attend formal classes since he's only three years old, but he's very smart. In my world, I started learning even before I could talk. It wasn't formal learning though, it was more like my family members teaching me letters and words and singing nursery rhymes, well, that's what I was told. But that's nothing special, I think it's done to everyone. As a big sister now, I have to do the same for Alaric so it'll be easier for him once he starts his own classes.] She nodded to herself.

In this world, noble children only officially started attending classes when they turned five years old, and were taught to read and write by a governess a year before; at four years of age. Aristia's governess was Mrs. Cedmond, one of the very few women in her time who could read and write.

Aristia, thanks to the novel, knew that the women in this world weren't taught how to read and write, not to talk of attending classes until a few decades ago, even before Catherine reached the age of five, when the then young former King Melvin Amberale issued a decree that all genders would be allowed to read and write. Before that only a few noble ladies knew how to read and write their own names.

At that time, it was considered irrelevant for females to know how to read and write. Even now, it was almost only the children of the aristocracy* that were able to read and write because they were the ones who could afford to hire a tutor. The commoners could not afford it and nobles would not want to lower themselves by teaching the commoners.