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This book presents an ideal introduction to the full range of the works of Charlotte Smith, whose Romantic sensibility is an expression of a specifically female experience, from her influential sonnets and poems for children to extracts from her French Revolution poem.

Allie chooses to quit up and live an unsatisfactory existence after her encounters leave her feeling disappointed. She is unsure, though, when presented with a chance to satisfy her darkest, most primal urges in the strangest of locations. Will Allie be able to find the fulfilment she so desperately wants and more? Will she give up and carry on with her life of dull pleasures, or will she just give up?

In an exploration of the societal limitations for women regarding marriage and property in the eighteenth century, this gothic masterpiece is an early work of feminist fiction. Emmeline is orphaned and raised in a grand castle in the English countryside by her uncle, Lord Montreville. The legitimacy of Emmeline's birth cannot be proven and so she has no property to inherit and no social standing with which to find herself a husband and security. As she navigates the treacherous landscape of eighteenth-century England, she must unravel the secrets of her birth in a time of societal upheaval.This volume is part of the Mothers of the Macabre series, celebrating the gothic horror masterpieces of pioneering women writers who played a pivotal role in shaping and advancing the genre. First published in 1788, this classic work of gothic fiction was Charlotte Smith's first novel. Against the backdrop of grand castles and lush landscapes, the volume delves into the complexities of class, gender, and the plight of the marginalised.

In a vivid tale of gothic horror and wartime terror, Charlotte Smith's evocative prose brings to life the haunting beauty of forbidden love against the backdrop of the French revolution.This volume is part of the Mothers of the Macabre series, celebrating the gothic horror masterpieces of pioneering women writers who played a pivotal role in shaping and advancing the genre. The Old Manor House presents the atmospheric world of the eighteenth-century countryside, where the past and present collide within the walls of an ancestral manor. A heartbreaking love story that pushes the boundaries of societal classes, this novel echoes the tragedy of the North American revolution while the French revolution blazes. With its intricate plot, complex characters, and emotive storytelling, this volume stands as a testament to Smith's enduring legacy as a masterful writer.

Emmeline Mowbray's history is shrouded in mystery. The common story is that she is the illegitimate daughter of a Lord, but there are very few corroborating documents. It is also said that both her parents are dead.She lives precariously alone, under the distant protection of an uncle whom she has never seen, at the old family seat, Mowbray Castle, in a remote part of Pembrokeshire. Parts of the castle have fallen into ruin, and her only companions are the small set of retainers who keep the estate ticking over, especially Mrs. Carey, the housekeeper, who loves her tenderly.Mrs. Carey's death, like a rock cast into a pool, precipitates a series of resounding changes, rippling through Emmeline's circumstances. She is finally introduced to her wealthy uncle, Lord Montreville, who is sometimes sympathetic and sometimes cold, most unaccountably. More importantly she meets his son, Lord Delamere, a wild rake, who quickly becomes infatuated with her undoubted youthful beauty. Delamere's ravenous attentions send the inexperienced Emmeline on a whirlwind of relocation, as she desperately avoids his all-out advances, again and again. She escapes to relations of Mrs. Carey initially, and there finds a staunch friend in another young woman, Mrs. Stafford, who is also struggling in great jeopardy, in her case with a disastrous marriage.Emmeline suffers, as she ventures, extraordinary advances and reverses of fate, and watches fascinatedly that of the people with whom she has begun to associate in her emergence into the wider milieu of London and the Continent. Some of them are wickedly humorous, some inveterately evil, and some emerge as her dearest allies in a dangerous world. She also meets Godolphin, a brilliant officer, whose love for her is as absolute as it is unspoken. Can Emmeline find a way through this puzzling and hazardous maze to the truth, about love, and about herself?Emmeline was Charlotte Smith's arresting first novel, first published in 1788. It was immediately popular, influencing, among others, Ann Radcliffe and Jane Austen.

I think this book will be fun and interesting for you. Portmanteaus like smog and Bennifer are a very current craze. Palindromes are words, phrases, sentences, numbers, and dates that read the same forwards and backwards. One chapter is devoted to how many of our last names came about.

One reason the English language may seem difficult to learn is that there are so many words that sound alike but are spelled differently. This large group of multiple-meaning words is called homophones. The term "e;homophone"e; comes from the Greek words "e;homos"e; (same) and "e;phone"e; (sound). There are hundreds of homophones. This book lists those that may help English as a second language students the most in their study of the English language. Some words are not pronounced exactly the same way but are very similar. Studying homophones is a fun and interesting way to improve one's language skills. The reader might be amazed at how many homophones are used in everyday life.

The book, Emmeline, the Orphan of the Castle , has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

A Giraffe in a bath and other rhyming animals is a fun, simple rhyming book of unusual things that animals may get up to.The pages explode with colour, which adds to the fantasy situation the animals are in. On each page you will find lovely rhyming words that make the book fun to read. Keep an eye out on every page, you will find MR Spider, but look carefully, he is good at hiding.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes the full-text of more than 9,500 English, French and German titles. The collection is sourced from the remarkable library of Victor Amadeus, whose Castle Corvey collection was one of the most spectacular discoveries of the late 1970s. The Corvey Collection comprises one of the most important collections of Romantic era writing in existence anywhere -- including fiction, short prose, dramatic works, poetry, and more -- with a focus on especially difficult-to-find works by lesser-known, historically neglected writers.The Corvey library was built during the last half of the 19th century by Victor and his wife Elise, both bibliophiles with varied interests. The collection thus contains everything from novels and short stories to belles lettres and more populist works, and includes many exceedingly rare works not available in any other collection from the period. These invaluable, sometimes previously unknown works are of particular interest to scholars and researchers.European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes: * Novels and Gothic Novels* Short Stories* Belles-Lettres* Short Prose Forms* Dramatic Works* Poetry* Anthologies* And moreSelected with the guidance of an international team of expert advisors, these primary sources are invaluable for a wide range of academic disciplines and areas of study, providing never before possible research opportunities for one of the most studied historical periods.Additional MetadataPrimary Id: B0699002PSM Id: NCCOF0063-C00000-B0699002DVI Collection Id: NCCOC0062Bibliographic Id: NCCO003167Reel: 4870MCODE: 4UVCOriginal Publisher: Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. DaviesOriginal Publication Year: 1798Original Publication Place: LondonSubjectsEnglish fiction -- Early works to 1800.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes the full-text of more than 9,500 English, French and German titles. The collection is sourced from the remarkable library of Victor Amadeus, whose Castle Corvey collection was one of the most spectacular discoveries of the late 1970s. The Corvey Collection comprises one of the most important collections of Romantic era writing in existence anywhere -- including fiction, short prose, dramatic works, poetry, and more -- with a focus on especially difficult-to-find works by lesser-known, historically neglected writers.The Corvey library was built during the last half of the 19th century by Victor and his wife Elise, both bibliophiles with varied interests. The collection thus contains everything from novels and short stories to belles lettres and more populist works, and includes many exceedingly rare works not available in any other collection from the period. These invaluable, sometimes previously unknown works are of particular interest to scholars and researchers.European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes: * Novels and Gothic Novels* Short Stories* Belles-Lettres* Short Prose Forms* Dramatic Works* Poetry* Anthologies* And moreSelected with the guidance of an international team of expert advisors, these primary sources are invaluable for a wide range of academic disciplines and areas of study, providing never before possible research opportunities for one of the most studied historical periods.Additional MetadataPrimary Id: B0699002PSM Id: NCCOF0063-C00000-B0699002DVI Collection Id: NCCOC0062Bibliographic Id: NCCO003167Reel: 4870MCODE: 4UVCOriginal Publisher: Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. DaviesOriginal Publication Year: 1798Original Publication Place: LondonSubjectsEnglish fiction -- Early works to 1800.

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Published here for the first time in a modern edition, Charlotte Smith's third novel is both rivetingly plotted and unique for its time in its powerful depiction of a gifted Romantic woman poet. This Broadview edition includes an introduction and primary source material relating to the novel's reception, political contexts and the author's life.

The novel and appendices. Appendices include primary source material relating to: the novel's reception; women, marriage and work; and landscape in the eighteenth-century fiction. Mary Hays' biographical writing on Smith is also included, as is selected correspondence.

Part of a series on women writers in English between 1350 and 1850, this volume contains the poems of Charlotte Smith.

In The Old Manor House (1794), Charlotte Smith combines elements of the romance, the Gothic, recent history, and culture to produce both a social document and a compelling novel. A "property romance," the love story of Orlando and Monimia revolves around the Manor House as inheritable property. In situating their romance as dependent on the whims of property owners, Smith critiques a society in love with money at the expense of its most vulnerable members, the dispossessed. Appendices in this edition include: contemporary responses; writings on the genre debate by Anna Letitia Barbauld, John Moore, and Walter Scott; and historical documents focusing on property laws as well as the American and French revolutions.