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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... person to have the care of young ladies . Suffer me to read you a pretty comedy of Madame de Genlis , in which you will hear such a person treated as she deserves . " I read the Spoiled Child to them . They were sullen and gloomy . They ...
... person to have the care of young ladies . Suffer me to read you a pretty comedy of Madame de Genlis , in which you will hear such a person treated as she deserves . " I read the Spoiled Child to them . They were sullen and gloomy . They ...
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... persons in the lower degrees of life , as in the highest ? and , vice versa , as ordinary and ugly persons among the ... person who held your opinions , might connive at a connection of this kind . " " For myself , Madam , I can answer ...
... persons in the lower degrees of life , as in the highest ? and , vice versa , as ordinary and ugly persons among the ... person who held your opinions , might connive at a connection of this kind . " " For myself , Madam , I can answer ...
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... person , endowed with a noble mind , and enriched by the gifts of fortune . My friend is , in person , a most desirable woman , not past the age of conquest . " He pays her a kind of homage , little short of adoration ! " He opens his ...
... person , endowed with a noble mind , and enriched by the gifts of fortune . My friend is , in person , a most desirable woman , not past the age of conquest . " He pays her a kind of homage , little short of adoration ! " He opens his ...
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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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