A Simple Story by Mrs. Inchbald

"A Simple Story" by Mrs. Inchbald is a novel published in February 1791. This early "novel of passion" unfolds in two contrasting parts: first, the turbulent romance between spirited heiress Miss Milner and her stern guardian Dorriforth, a Catholic priest released from his vows; then, years later, the story of their rejected daughter Matilda, who must win back her father's love. Through these parallel tales, Inchbald explores the consequences of women's "fashionable" education versus a more balanced approach to learning and virtue. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Inchbald, Mrs., 1753-1821
Editor Strachey, Lytton, 1880-1932
LoC No. 81473169
Title A Simple Story
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Simple_Story_(novel)
Credits David Edwards, Marcia Brooks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Reading Level Reading ease score: 63.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject England -- Fiction
Subject Love stories
Subject Domestic fiction
Subject Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
Subject Guardian and ward -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 22002
Release Date
Last Update Oct 1, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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