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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... leave me as soon as I was placed in safety , and reminded him of this promise . “ I will leave you , fairest of women , " cried he , eagerly grasping my hand , “ when you are placed in safety ; if you still are cruel enough to desire it ...
... leave me as soon as I was placed in safety , and reminded him of this promise . “ I will leave you , fairest of women , " cried he , eagerly grasping my hand , “ when you are placed in safety ; if you still are cruel enough to desire it ...
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... leave her entirely to my care . ” Neither prayers nor anger warped her from rectitude : she commanded her servants to bear me to her barge , and followed me herself . The distracted Essex held her by force , and vainly solicited leave ...
... leave her entirely to my care . ” Neither prayers nor anger warped her from rectitude : she commanded her servants to bear me to her barge , and followed me herself . The distracted Essex held her by force , and vainly solicited leave ...
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... leave him then to the contemptible satisfaction of having wrested from the widow and the orphan the last treasure of their lives , and let us examine what he has been compelled to leave us . Have we not yet the power of looking down on ...
... leave him then to the contemptible satisfaction of having wrested from the widow and the orphan the last treasure of their lives , and let us examine what he has been compelled to leave us . Have we not yet the power of looking down on ...
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