The Recess, Or, A Tale of Other TimesUniversity Press of Kentucky, 2000 - 364 Seiten First published in an era when most novels about young women concentrated on courtship and marriage, this novel portrays women involved in political intrigues and overseas journeys. It is set during the reign of Elizabeth I, and features as narrators, fictional daughters of Mary, Queen of Scots. |
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... cried I , " why am I reduced to tell you , your merit and your attachment are by a combination of events my only misfortunes ? " " What do you utter , Madam ? " cried he , — “ is this possible ? " — " A painful truth , " returned I ...
... cried I , " why am I reduced to tell you , your merit and your attachment are by a combination of events my only misfortunes ? " " What do you utter , Madam ? " cried he , — “ is this possible ? " — " A painful truth , " returned I ...
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... cried my Lord , dropping the knife , " by unlooked - for means Heaven at last has finished thee . " - " Gracious God , " cried the lady , " do I hear the voice of Lord Leicester ! " — Amazed at this discovery , and the preceding event ...
... cried my Lord , dropping the knife , " by unlooked - for means Heaven at last has finished thee . " - " Gracious God , " cried the lady , " do I hear the voice of Lord Leicester ! " — Amazed at this discovery , and the preceding event ...
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... cried I , surveying her habit in amaze- ment , ( for ' till then I had never seen a nun ) " where am I ? surely in the Recess ; and the grave has given up its former inhabitants for my relief and com- fort ? " " Jesu Marie ! " cried she ...
... cried I , surveying her habit in amaze- ment , ( for ' till then I had never seen a nun ) " where am I ? surely in the Recess ; and the grave has given up its former inhabitants for my relief and com- fort ? " " Jesu Marie ! " cried she ...
Inhalt
Acknowledgments | vii |
Notes to the Introduction | xxxviii |
Chronology of Events in Sophia Lees Life | xlv |
Urheberrecht | |
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affection alike Ann Radcliffe appeared arms behold bosom Cecil charm conduct Court cried danger dared daughter dear death Dornock dreadful Duke duke of Norfolk Earl Elizabeth Ellinor England eyes fancy fatal fate favorite fear fortune Frances Burney gave Goldsmith Gothic Gothic fiction Gothic novel grief hand happy heart Heaven Hester Piozzi hope Hume idea indulgence Kenilworth Kenilworth Castle King knew Lady Arundel Lady Pembroke Lady Southampton Lee's letter London Lord Arlington Lord Burghley Lord Essex Lord Leicester lover Madam marriage Mary Matilda mind misfortune Mortimer mother nature never noble Norfolk novel once passion perhaps Piozzi pleasure Prince prison Queen of Scots Recess resolved retired Robertson safety secret seemed sense sensible servants shewed sighed silence sister Sophia Lee soul suffer sunk surprize sweet tears tender thee thou thought tion Tracey voice wish wretch youth