{"product_id":"adeline-mowbray-or-the-mother-and-daughter-paperback-1","title":"Adeline Mowbray: Or the Mother and Daughter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmelia Opie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnne McWhir\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Powerful and complex, this novel touches on issues of race, gender roles, and women's education in the late eighteenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When Adeline Mowbray puts her mother Editha's radical theories into practice by eloping with, but not marrying, a notorious writer, the mother and daughter are estranged for many years, but finally reconciled. As its subtitle suggests, \u003cem\u003eAdeline Mowbray, or The Mother and Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e begins and ends with their story, but its complex plot encompasses almost every other human relationship. This engaging novel explores many issues important in the Romantic period, from women's education to the ethics of slavery and colonialism. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This Broadview Edition uses the first edition of 1805 as its copy text, but also includes important variants from the 1810 and 1844 editions. The appendices include contemporary reviews and material expanding on the novel's themes of women's education, marriage, slavery, and the tension between feeling and reason. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAnne McWhir\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English at the University of Calgary. She is the co-editor, with D.L. Macdonald, of \u003cem\u003eThe Broadview Anthology of Literature of the Revolutionary Period\u003c\/em\u003e, 1770-1830, and the editor of the Broadview Edition of Mary Shelley's \u003cem\u003eThe Last Man\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42152607678599,"sku":"9781551114521","price":51.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f1b491199726df44bd5395a6c6b4293b.webp?v=1733215519","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/adeline-mowbray-or-the-mother-and-daughter-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}