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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Page 141
... dared I hope it . Still we journeyed onward , through woods the stars of Heaven could scarcely penetrate ; and when I recollected the frightful wilds and mountains beyond them , in which myself and babe must infallibly be buried for ...
... dared I hope it . Still we journeyed onward , through woods the stars of Heaven could scarcely penetrate ; and when I recollected the frightful wilds and mountains beyond them , in which myself and babe must infallibly be buried for ...
Page 302
... dared to flatter myself with the promise of what was now so incredibly realized . My susceptible soul indulged the exquisite transport , and one short moment compensated for ages of anguish.- A thousand im- passioned , incoherent ...
... dared to flatter myself with the promise of what was now so incredibly realized . My susceptible soul indulged the exquisite transport , and one short moment compensated for ages of anguish.- A thousand im- passioned , incoherent ...
Page 314
... dared to raise my eyes from the ground , lest Dunlop should read in them aught that might alarm his suspicions . How to dispose of myself , and daughter , when out of the Castle , was a question I could not decide upon ; but I flattered ...
... dared to raise my eyes from the ground , lest Dunlop should read in them aught that might alarm his suspicions . How to dispose of myself , and daughter , when out of the Castle , was a question I could not decide upon ; but I flattered ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | vii |
Notes to the Introduction | xxxviii |
Chronology of Events in Sophia Lees Life | xlv |
Copyright | |
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