The School for WidowsUniversity of Delaware Press, 2003 - 382 pàgines Clara Reeve's 1791 novel tells the stories of childhood friends Frances Darnford and Rachel Strictland, both of whom have lived hard lives as the virtuous wives of improvident and immoral husbands, and of another tragic widow Isabella di Soranzo. The introduction to this new edition of Reeve's novel challenges accepted critical views of Reeve's writing and includes newly unearthed material about the author's life. |
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Pàgina 217
... pity . Finding that I had a good night , and was out of danger , she began to plead for my pity and forgiveness of her master . My resentment was not abated : I refused to see him , or to hear of him . " Supposing , " said she , " that ...
... pity . Finding that I had a good night , and was out of danger , she began to plead for my pity and forgiveness of her master . My resentment was not abated : I refused to see him , or to hear of him . " Supposing , " said she , " that ...
Pàgina 316
... pity and candour ; in what is to come , I expect your disapprobation and censure . I have owned myself guilty of many faults , and only implore your compassion as a penitent desirous to atone for his crimes . " During Antonio's life , I ...
... pity and candour ; in what is to come , I expect your disapprobation and censure . I have owned myself guilty of many faults , and only implore your compassion as a penitent desirous to atone for his crimes . " During Antonio's life , I ...
Pàgina 317
... pity she wanted . " ” " My passion grew by opposition . I suffered as much as she did . I have kneeled , and prayed , and wept ; but in vain . " " Poor lady ! " said I , " what must she have suffered ! " “ I thought you would pity her ...
... pity she wanted . " ” " My passion grew by opposition . I suffered as much as she did . I have kneeled , and prayed , and wept ; but in vain . " " Poor lady ! " said I , " what must she have suffered ! " “ I thought you would pity her ...
Continguts
Acknowledgments 79 | 7 |
Life and Works | 15 |
Reeves Widows | 49 |
Copyright | |
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answer asked Balderson begged called Captain Maurice Clara Reeve cloaths comfort Darnford daugh daughter dear desired dine dinner Don Antonio duty enquired expences father fear fortune Frampton Frances friendship gave Gentleman's Magazine Gilson give hand happy hear heard heart Heaven Henry Marney honour hope husband Ilford Isabella Jane Austen kind knew lady Lady's Magazine Langston leave letter live lodgings London Longford looked Lord Madam Madame de Genlis marriage married master mind Miss Elton never novel obliged Old English Baron person pity pleased poor pray promised received Reeve's Samuel Richardson School for Widows seemed sent servant shewed situation soon Southgate speak staid stairs story Strictland surprized Susan tell thanked thing thought tion told took virtue wait wanted wife William Shenstone wish woman women Woodlands writing young
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The English Country Squire as Depicted in English Prose Fiction from 1740 to ... Kenneth Chester Slagle Visualització de fragments - 1938 |
The English Country Squire as Depicted in English Prose Fiction from 1740 to ... Kenneth Chester Slagle Visualització de fragments - 1938 |