The School for WidowsUniversity of Delaware Press, 2003 - 382 psl. 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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... dear friend , Mrs. Martin , I have one more proposal to make you : I will from this day make you my full partner in the school . Your eldest daughter shall teach the elder scholars , and you can very well teach the younger ones ; I hope ...
... dear friend , Mrs. Martin , I have one more proposal to make you : I will from this day make you my full partner in the school . Your eldest daughter shall teach the elder scholars , and you can very well teach the younger ones ; I hope ...
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... dear friends , Donna Isabella , and Donna Frances- ina , for their kindness and hospitality to me and my daughter . My dear Rachel sends her thanks to the ladies , and her love to Miss Brady and Miss Martin , and wishes to have them ...
... dear friends , Donna Isabella , and Donna Frances- ina , for their kindness and hospitality to me and my daughter . My dear Rachel sends her thanks to the ladies , and her love to Miss Brady and Miss Martin , and wishes to have them ...
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... Dear , dear boy ! " said the old man , how am I rewarded ! " " You did more than all this , grandfather ! You taught me to fear God , and to read his holy word , and to keep his command- ments . It is from knowing these , that I am ...
... Dear , dear boy ! " said the old man , how am I rewarded ! " " You did more than all this , grandfather ! You taught me to fear God , and to read his holy word , and to keep his command- ments . It is from knowing these , that I am ...
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accept affection answer Antonio asked assistance attend begged believe called character comfort conduct Darnford daughter dear desired dinner duty Elton English expect father fear fortune Frances friendship gave Gilson give hand happy hear heard heart honour hope husband Isabella Italy keep kind lady leave letter live London looked Lord Madam manner Marney married master mean mind nature never novel obliged offered perhaps person pleased poor pray present promised proposal reason received Reeve Reeve's respect School seemed sent servant shewed situation soon speak story Strictland suffer tell thanked thing thought tion told took turned wait wanted Widows wife wish woman women writing young
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