by Charlotte Smith (Author), Loraine Fletcher (Editor)
"Emmeline is one of the most delightful, absorbing English novels of the eighteenth century. We are lucky to have Loraine Fletcher's beautifully contextualized, well-anotated edition in print." -- Adela Pinch, University of Michigan
Back Jacket
The plot of Charlotte Smith's autobiographical first novel Emmeline (1788) includes the usual thrills of the eighteenth-century courtship novel: abduction, duels, and a "fairy tale princess." At the same time, the novel satirically reworks such literary conventions by focusing on the dangers of early engagement and marriage, and challenges a social and legal system in which woment are inherently illegitimate subjects.
The Broadview edition includes primary source material relating to the novel's reception; women, marriage and work; and landscape in eighteenth-century fiction. Mary Hays's biographical writing on Smith is also included, as is selected correspondence.
Author Biography
Loraine Fletcher is a Lecturer at Reading University, UK. She is the author of Charlotte Smith: A Critical Biography (Macmillan Academic Press, 1998).
Number of Pages: 520
Dimensions: 0.9 x 8.8 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: August 12, 2003
