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A Superfluous Woman
Emma Frances Brooke
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R918
Discovery Miles 9 180
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Frances Brooke (1724-1789), journalist, translator, playwright,
novelist, and even co-manager of a theater, was described as
"perhaps the first female novel-writer who attained a perfect
purity and polish of style." Today, Brooke is known primarily for
The History of Emily Montague, one of the earliest novels about
Canada, where she lived for a number of years. But it is her third
novel, The Excursion, that is an important example of the
fashionable and popular English novels of the late 1770s. Written
for the very audience it portrays, this novel introduces the
heroine, Maria Villiers, to London's "gentle" society and its
glittering pastimes. Brooke drew upon the English courtship novel
in the tradition of Eliza Haywood, Henry Fielding, and Frances
Burney for her novel's overarching plot structure. But instead of
concentrating on Maria's romantic adventures, she experiments with
unusual treatments of subplots and unconventional characters. The
most interesting aspect of her story is the development of Maria's
ambition to win fame and fortune as a writer; it is one of the few
portraits of a woman with literary ambitions by an early woman
writer. Brooke's wry narrative voice foreshadows that of Jane
Austen. The editors' introduction places The Excursion firmly in
the tradition of the English novel, provides a fresh biography of
Brooke, and brings together the most important eighteenth- and
twentieth-century criticism of Brooke's work. The second volume in
the series Eighteenth-Century Novels by Women, The Excursion
contributes to our understanding of the development of the novel
and offers a lively view of women's position in eighteenth-century
English society.
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A Superfluous Woman
Emma Frances Brooke
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R671
Discovery Miles 6 710
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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