Contributions

  • Jacqueline M. Labbe (Editor) - Contributor

Publication

2002-09-19 - Broadview Press

Language

English

Word Count

146,750 words, Guess

Page Count

587 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2003265626
  • Goodreads665990
  • LibraryThing30900

Classifications

  • LCCPR3688.S4 O5 2002

Description

"In The Old Manor House (1794), Charlotte Smith combines elements of the romance, the Gothic, recent history, and culture to produce both a social document and a compelling novel. A "property romance," the love story of Orlando and Monimia revolves around the Manor House as inheritable property. In situating their romance as dependent on the whims of property owners, Smith critiques a society in love with money at the expense of its most vulnerable members, the dispossessed.". "Appendices in this edition include: contemporary responses; writings on the genre debate by Anna Letitia Barbauld, John Moore, and Walter Scott; and historical documents focusing on property laws as well as the American and French revolutions."--BOOK JACKET.

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