| The Recess Contributor(s): Lee, Sophia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813109787 ISBN-13: 9780813109787 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: " First published in an era when most novels about young women concentrated on courtship and ended with marriage, The Recess daringly portrays women involved in political intrigues, overseas journeys, and even warfare. The novel is set during the reign of Elizabeth I and features as narrators twin daughters of Mary, Queen of Scots, by a secret marriage. One of the earliest Gothic novels, The Recess pioneered the genre of historical fiction. The novel was also one of the first to describe characters and events from conflicting points of view and was wildly popular in its day. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99023224 |
| Series: Eighteenth-Century Novels by Women |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.03" W x 9.01" (1.23 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in an era when most novels about young women concentrated on courtship and ended with marriage, The Recess daringly portrays women involved in political intrigues, overseas journeys, and even warfare. The novel is set during the reign of Elizabeth I and features as narrators twin daughters of Mary, Queen of Scots, by a secret marriage. One of the earliest Gothic novels, The Recess pioneered the genre of historical fiction. The novel was also one of the first to describe characters and events from conflicting points of view and was wildly popular in its day. |