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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... knew but one superior , Lord Leicester had added a personal pride to that which naturally sprung from the nobility of his birth . The partiality of his Sovereign , who dispensed , through love , with his obedience , had prevented his ...
... knew but one superior , Lord Leicester had added a personal pride to that which naturally sprung from the nobility of his birth . The partiality of his Sovereign , who dispensed , through love , with his obedience , had prevented his ...
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... knew not one to whom he could safely intrust so delicate a care . The generous Southampton , determined to share the fate of his friend by accompanying him , proposed to unite that of his Lady with mine , by shipping us off ere they ...
... knew not one to whom he could safely intrust so delicate a care . The generous Southampton , determined to share the fate of his friend by accompanying him , proposed to unite that of his Lady with mine , by shipping us off ere they ...
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... knew not how to blush before any human being . My perplexed and agitated mind passed through the infinitude of possi- bilities without fixing upon one . - At times I imagined all the caution of the royal Henry had been insufficient ...
... knew not how to blush before any human being . My perplexed and agitated mind passed through the infinitude of possi- bilities without fixing upon one . - At times I imagined all the caution of the royal Henry had been insufficient ...
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