The Old English Baron: a Gothic Story by Clara Reeve
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"The Old English Baron: a Gothic Story" by Clara Reeve is a Gothic novel first published in 1778. When Sir Philip Harclay returns to medieval England, he discovers his dear friend Arthur Lord Lovel is dead and the family estate sold. Among the new baron's household, he meets Edmund, a peasant's son whose striking resemblance to the lost lord raises troubling questions. As Edmund faces the enmity of his benefactor's nephews while
loving the baron's daughter, supernatural forces begin to reveal long-buried secrets about his true identity and a terrible crime. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Reeve, Clara, 1729-1807 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Old English Baron: a Gothic Story |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_English_Baron |
| Credits | Produced by Jack Voller, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Inheritance and succession -- Fiction |
| Subject | England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Gothic fiction |
| Subject | Nobility -- Fiction |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- Henry VI, 1422-1461 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 5182 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 954 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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