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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... followed by her name , my bounding eager heart pronounced . She half arose ; the motion of her lips seemed contending with the drear silence of the moment , but not a murmur broke it , ―amazement , horror , the wrings29 of death ...
... followed by her name , my bounding eager heart pronounced . She half arose ; the motion of her lips seemed contending with the drear silence of the moment , but not a murmur broke it , ―amazement , horror , the wrings29 of death ...
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... followed me herself . The distracted Essex held her by force , and vainly solicited leave to attend me . With a dignity which eminently distinguishes that charming woman , she chid him for a madness not less extravagant than my own ...
... followed me herself . The distracted Essex held her by force , and vainly solicited leave to attend me . With a dignity which eminently distinguishes that charming woman , she chid him for a madness not less extravagant than my own ...
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... followed , who taking our hands in silence , led us toward the deck : — two boats were now preparing - the last melancholy chance we had of surviv- ing.— The captain , who happily owed every thing to Essex , informed us , that as the ...
... followed , who taking our hands in silence , led us toward the deck : — two boats were now preparing - the last melancholy chance we had of surviv- ing.— The captain , who happily owed every thing to Essex , informed us , that as the ...
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