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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... tender , that all the pride of my heart subsided at once , and left it full of gratitude and affection . We wished my sister a good night , and then passing through a dark passage , the whole length of the grand gallery , came into Lord ...
... tender , that all the pride of my heart subsided at once , and left it full of gratitude and affection . We wished my sister a good night , and then passing through a dark passage , the whole length of the grand gallery , came into Lord ...
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... tender tone , while her doubtful eye seemed to search my very soul , " will be less surprized at its effect than its confession . Yet even that , strange as it may seem , sprung from prudence . I had well considered , my dear Matilda ...
... tender tone , while her doubtful eye seemed to search my very soul , " will be less surprized at its effect than its confession . Yet even that , strange as it may seem , sprung from prudence . I had well considered , my dear Matilda ...
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... tender bloom of a newly awakened love . Uniting thus in your own person the strongest powers of charming , with such as were peculiarly congenial to the heart you wished to win , it laid itself at your feet . Oh woeful moment when it ...
... tender bloom of a newly awakened love . Uniting thus in your own person the strongest powers of charming , with such as were peculiarly congenial to the heart you wished to win , it laid itself at your feet . Oh woeful moment when it ...
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