Anyone who would like to help or needs counselling should call Mrs Grundy on.

Me next picture is almost as widely accepted, although perhaps Mrs Grundy never gets on top.

Burton referred to the society and those who shared its views as Mrs Grundy.

Mrs Grundy wouldn't like it because she doesn't have one.' '

Mrs Grundy apparently did not notice me.

It is mostly remembered today for the sake of the unseen character, Mrs Grundy.

And do you think I envy Mrs Grundy indeed?

Between us, we kept each other toned down to a pleasant simmer without waking Mrs Grundy.

This next one is certainly not used by Mrs Grundy although by everybody else - says Father.

Mrs Grundy said she and her neighbours spent about an hour sheltering in the pasty factory before they were allowed back into their homes.

During the remaining half of 1897 I ignored Mrs Grundy while trying to avoid being noticed by her.

You need your friends around you at a time like this,' Mrs Grundy said profoundly. '

When first introduced, she fit the Mrs Grundy archetype well, being judgmental and old-fashioned.

What would Mrs Grundy say?

In the end, Mrs Grundy decides that Bertie is a friend and offers to find a spare sofa for him.

Her name is derived from Mrs Grundy, a name that has been used to refer to a prudish woman since the early nineteenth century.

George Gissing wrote a novel which was never published and is now lost called 'Mrs Grundy's Enemies'.

She inclined her head in acknowledgement, and refused a cup of Mrs Grundy's industrial-strength builder's tea. '

And another thing - we were both as cautious as a vixen with kits in coping with Mrs Grundy.

Synonyms of "prude" include; priscilla, prissy, goody-goody and Mrs Grundy.

"It's heartbreaking," said Mrs Grundy, from Hampshire.

For Mrs Grundy it must have been a case of 'Some days it is hardly worth while to listen at keyholes.'

A similar group already exists in Northallerton and Mrs Grundy hopes to encourage other volunteers to help with the Darlington service.