The Recess, Or, A Tale of Other TimesFirst published in an era when most novels about young women concentrated on courtship and marriage, this novel portrays women involved in political intrigues and overseas journeys. It is set during the reign of Elizabeth I, and features as narrators, fictional daughters of Mary, Queen of Scots. |
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Contents
Acknowledgments | vii |
1 | xxxviii |
Chronology of Events in Sophia Lees Life | xlv |
Copyright | |
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