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The Recess

The Recess - Paperback

by Sophia Lee
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Availability:In StockContributor:Sophia LeeSeries:Eighteenth-Century Novels by WomenPublish date:2000-03-30Pages:400
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813109787ISBN-10:813109787UPC:9780813109787Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Literary, WomenSize:9.01 x 6.03 x 0.98 inchesWeight:1.2302Product ID:SCMGA9E91Z
" 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 charact
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813109787ISBN-10:813109787UPC:9780813109787Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Literary, WomenSize:9.01 x 6.03 x 0.98 inchesWeight:1.2302Product ID:SCMGA9E91Z
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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