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Emmeline
Charlotte Turner Smith
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This book was written about 150 years ahead of its time. It tells the story of Emmeline Mobwray who grows up in a dysfunctional family and has to find herself against all odds. Orphaned at a young age, she has to stay alone in a remote castle under the care of a kind housekeeper. But when the kind housekeeper dies, the family starts to take interest in her- to mixed results. Her cousin becomes obsessed with her, much to the displeasure of his wealthy and arrogant parents. Thus, Emmeline is forced to run away from the only home she knew in order to escape his attentions. Would Emmeline be able to stand up to him at the end or, like many of her contemporaries, would she be forced into a loveless match? Can Emmeline survive in a society predominated by wealth without money or connections? And is Emmeline's family the only one with problems? Throughout the novel, Emmeline learns to create and sustain true friendships and grows up to her role as a woman of that era- with all that it entails
This book was written about 150 years ahead of its time. It tells the story of Emmeline Mobwray who grows up in a dysfunctional family and has to find herself against all odds. Orphaned at a young age, she has to stay alone in a remote castle under the care of a kind housekeeper. But when the kind housekeeper dies, the family starts to take interest in her- to mixed results. Her cousin becomes obsessed with her, much to the displeasure of his wealthy and arrogant parents. Thus, Emmeline is forced to run away from the only home she knew in order to escape his attentions. Would Emmeline be able to stand up to him at the end or, like many of her contemporaries, would she be forced into a loveless match? Can Emmeline survive in a society predominated by wealth without money or connections? And is Emmeline's family the only one with problems? Throughout the novel, Emmeline learns to create and sustain true friendships and grows up to her role as a woman of that era- with all that it entails
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His Lordship, almost certain that Emmeline was out of the possibility of his overtaking her, as she had now been gone thirteen hours, thought it better for Fitz-Edward, if he could not prevent his departure, to go with him: but he desired him to make as many artificial delays as possible.
Delamere, in the mean time, had been to Mrs. Stafford, and tried to force from her the secret of Emmeline's route. But she was inexorable; and proof against his phrenzy as well as his persuasion. She held him, however, as long as she could, in discourse. But when he found she only tried to make him lose time, he left her, in an agony of passion, and mounting his horse, while his trembling servants were ordered to follow him on pain of instant dismission, he rode out of the town without seeing his father, leaving a message for Fitz-Edw. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Be sure your smelling salts are at hand before picking up this sensational bestseller of 1788, because it truly has it all—the dissipations of fashion; scandal; affairs; duels; libertines seducing married women of virtue; husbands as dissolute as they are wealthy; repentant former libertines whose i
Disappointed a bit as I went into this thinking it was a Gothic romance, but it turned out to be a mere romance, or, really, something of a novel/romance hybrid. That is to say, it was a bit episodic in nature, but had none of the unrealistic elements, colorful historical setting, or flights of fanc
I have no idea why BBC hasn't turned this story into a miniseries. I love period dramas and this one is one that probably inspired Jane Austen. I learned about Emmeline of Mowbray Castle reading a biography of Austen and since it was written around her time, it may have been a novel that inspired he
One of the relatively unknown treasures of British literature. This is quite paradoxical as it is one of the books that had a great influence on later writers, with many of the elements that characterize the genre of Gothic literature to be present. Of course, I can not really say that this book is
Synopsis:
Emmeline was written by Charlotte Turner Smith and published in 1788. It follows a girl named Emmeline who is an illegitimate orphan brought up at her father’s secluded castle in Wales. When her Uncle comes to visit with his son, Emmeline’s peaceful world is forever shaken. Her cousin Dela
The edition I have of this is from Charlotte Turner Smith, "Works" on Kindle from The Perfect Library. Whilst the kindle editions of eighteenth century novels are never great, it is here in it's entirety (which is more than I can say for The Old Manor House in the same collection - where volume thre