In this Book
- The Recess
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: The University Press of Kentucky
- Series: Eighteenth-Century Novels by Women
summary
First published in an era when most novels about young women concentrated on courtship and ended with marriage, The Recess daringly portrays women involved in political intrigues, overseas journeys, and even warfare. The novel is set during the reign of Elizabeth I and features as narrators twin daughters of Mary, Queen of Scots, by a secret marriage. One of the earliest Gothic novels, The Recess pioneered the genre of historical fiction. The novel was also one of the first to describe characters and events from conflicting points of view and was wildly popular in its day.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- Introduction
- pp. ix-xliv
- Chronology of Events in Sophia Lee's Life
- pp. xlv-xlviii
- Note on the Text
- pp. xlix-lii
- Dedication
- pp. 3-4
- Advertisement
- pp. 5-6
- Emendations
- pp. 327-330
- Notes to the Novel
- pp. 331-362
- Bibliography
- pp. 363-366
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813158358
Related ISBN(s)
9780813109787, 9780813121468, 9780813128351, 9780813189956
MARC Record
OCLC
900344790
Pages
400
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No