The Children of the Abbey: A Tale by Regina Maria Roche
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"The Children of the Abbey: A Tale" by Regina Maria Roche is a novel published in 1796. This Irish romantic tale follows siblings Amanda and Oscar Fitzalan, who are cheated out of their rightful inheritance by a forged will. Blending Gothic elements like haunted abbeys and old mansions with sentimental storytelling, the novel became a major commercial success that remained in print throughout the nineteenth century. Its popularity inspired references in works
by Jane Austen and others, and reportedly sparked a wave of Amandas named after its heroine. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Roche, Regina Maria, 1764?-1845 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Children of the Abbey: A Tale |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Children_of_the_Abbey |
| Credits |
Produced by David T. Jones, Pat McCoy & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at www.pgdpcanada.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Inheritance and succession -- Fiction |
| Subject | Conduct of life -- Fiction |
| Subject | Fathers and daughters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Gothic fiction |
| Subject | Siblings -- Fiction |
| Subject | Soldiers -- Fiction |
| Subject | Families -- Fiction |
| Subject | Youth -- Conduct of life -- Fiction |
| Subject | Romance fiction |
| Subject | Nobility -- England -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 60174 |
| Release Date | Aug 26, 2019 |
| Last Update | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 556 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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