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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... Look up , my beloved , " cried my Lord , " and see whom fortune has united in our exile . " " Ah , rather do not look up , lovely Matilda , " cried Miss Cecil ( for it was that sweet girl indeed in the habit of a boy ) " till you have ...
... Look up , my beloved , " cried my Lord , " and see whom fortune has united in our exile . " " Ah , rather do not look up , lovely Matilda , " cried Miss Cecil ( for it was that sweet girl indeed in the habit of a boy ) " till you have ...
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... look down blest spirits of those who once owned this noble mansion ! look down thou dear departed sister of the murdered Norfolk ! -look down too , reverend Mrs. Marlow , thou gentle guardian of our youth , and say to whom we owe our ...
... look down blest spirits of those who once owned this noble mansion ! look down thou dear departed sister of the murdered Norfolk ! -look down too , reverend Mrs. Marlow , thou gentle guardian of our youth , and say to whom we owe our ...
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... look ! I entered the Presence Chamber with an air of determination , grandeur , and composure , astonishing even to myself . My soul found him she alone sought in a moment . Essex was resting one arm on the back of the Queen's chair ...
... look ! I entered the Presence Chamber with an air of determination , grandeur , and composure , astonishing even to myself . My soul found him she alone sought in a moment . Essex was resting one arm on the back of the Queen's chair ...
Inhalt
Acknowledgments | vii |
Notes to the Introduction | xxxviii |
Chronology of Events in Sophia Lees Life | xlv |
Urheberrecht | |
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