The Old Manor HouseBroadview Press, 19.9.2002 - 587 sivua 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contemporary responses; writings on the genre debate by Anna Letitia Barbauld, John Moore, and Walter Scott; and historical documents focusing on property laws as well as the American and French revolutions. |
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... suffered himself to be disarmed by a few sighs or tears . " 2 Although she was writing some poetry , and even sent some work to The Lady's Magazine , at this point she was an average teenager : in the language of her day , giddy and ...
... suffered him to live rather suitably to what he expected than to what he was sure of . — In this Mr. Somerive had acted extremely wrong ; but it was from motives so natural , that his error was rather I " Esquire , one entitled to bear ...
... suffered to speak , but sat at a distant window , where , whether it was winter or summer , she was to remain no otherwise distinguished from a statue than by being employed in making the household linen , and sometimes in spinning it ...
... suffered to dine at table ; an honour which she was not always allowed , but which Mrs. Lennard cautiously avoided entirely suspending when Orlando was at the Hall , as there was nothing she seemed to dread so much as alarming Mrs ...
... suffered her to stir . Gasping for breath , trembling and inarticulately she tried to relate the effects of his indiscretion , and that therefore her aunt had threat- ened and struck her . Orlando , whose temper was naturally warm , and ...