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Celestina
Charlotte Turner Smith
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Celestina was adopted by Mrs. Willoughby from a convent in France. No one knows who her parents are. Her secret birth causes problems for her in the marriage market. But this novel is not only a courtship novel. It is about creating and keeping friendships, finding the meaning of family, the difference between love and obsession, and the development of Celestina from a dependent child to a strong woman of virtue.
Celestina was adopted by Mrs. Willoughby from a convent in France. No one knows who her parents are. Her secret birth causes problems for her in the marriage market. But this novel is not only a courtship novel. It is about creating and keeping friendships, finding the meaning of family, the difference between love and obsession, and the development of Celestina from a dependent child to a strong woman of virtue.
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Community Reviews
I've read quite a bit of eighteenth century fiction, including all the favourites (Austen, Burney, etc) but I did really think this was a cut above the rest. I was only familiar with Smith's work previously through her poetry, which, in my opinion, is just sublime. However, her prose is equally wond
Eighteenth century novel about a beautiful 'n' brilliant poetess thwarted in love. Apparently influential upon Austen, although this is the culture she rebelled against in her anthropology of the ordinary. From the sentimental to the menial. *gahs*
Man, the more I read Charlotte Smith, the more I LOVE her. I think it's everything I want from the Gothic -- complex but still basically plausible plots; emotional suspense; and still a satisfying ending. This one was particularly interesting for doubling up the 'incest plot' (and making it a little
I love XIX Century fiction, with all its defects: long, wordy, meandering, unlikely, of good sentiments!!!!
A love story from the late nineteenth century with all the good ingredients of English romance and this is perceived by the first ones where we know Celestina, the classic heroine of such books, a girl of unknown parents growing up in a monastery in the southern France, until she is adopted by an En
The last part of this novel is the most interesting. That's where it lifts from a mere romance to a contribution to the political debate about the French Revolution. Still, the romance is lots of fun. Not Smith's best, but still immensely readable.