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 97
... reached a peasant's cot near St. Alban's , where my Lord insisted we might with safety take a little rest , which indeed I greatly required . Accustomed to pass and repass that road for ever , he fancied he remembered every face he saw ...
... reached a peasant's cot near St. Alban's , where my Lord insisted we might with safety take a little rest , which indeed I greatly required . Accustomed to pass and repass that road for ever , he fancied he remembered every face he saw ...
Page 169
... reached the Court . Ah , let me shorten this part recital , lest I rashly pause to question Heaven , why the most meritorious ac- tion of my life became the cause of my ruin ? I reached London , Matilda , two hours after you and Lord ...
... reached the Court . Ah , let me shorten this part recital , lest I rashly pause to question Heaven , why the most meritorious ac- tion of my life became the cause of my ruin ? I reached London , Matilda , two hours after you and Lord ...
Page 225
... reached him ere he fell in with the scouts , and clapping spurs to his horse , he flew back to the village we all had lately quitted , there to wait in safety the event of the contest : at this place he was informed a band of rebels had ...
... reached him ere he fell in with the scouts , and clapping spurs to his horse , he flew back to the village we all had lately quitted , there to wait in safety the event of the contest : at this place he was informed a band of rebels had ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | vii |
Notes to the Introduction | xxxviii |
Chronology of Events in Sophia Lees Life | xlv |
Copyright | |
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