A Letter to the Women of England and The Natural DaughterBroadview Press, 2003 M01 2 - 336 páginas Mary Robinson’s A Letter to the Women of England (1799) is a radical response to the rampant anti-feminist sentiment of the late 1790s. In this work, Robinson encourages her female contemporaries to throw off the “glittering shackles” of custom and to claim their rightful places as the social and intellectual equals of men. Separately published in the same year, Robinson’s novel The Natural Daughter follows the story of Martha Morley, who defies her husband’s authority, adopts a found infant, is barred from her husband’s estate and is driven to seek work as an actress and author. The novel implicitly links and critiques domestic tyrants in England and Jacobin tyrants in France. This edition also includes: other writings by Mary Robinson (tributes, and an excerpt from The Progress of Liberty); writings by contemporaries on women, society, and revolution; and contemporary reviews of both works. |
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... honour . " " O ! that may be bought , " said Mr. Bradford . “ Pardon me , sir , ” replied Martha ; “ It may be hired ; but being lent to every fool , that species of honour is grown so common , it is scarcely worth possessing . " The ...
... honour of seeing her to dinner . " The lady did not seem to know you , madam , " said the messenger . " How should she ? " cried Gregory . “ Every thing must have a beginning . Father did not make his fortune in a day . ” " Brother ...
... honour . He has already boasted of his triumph , publicly boasted ; and , though you are by the world considered as his mistress , I still believe he is a slanderer . " " You astonish me ! " replied Mrs. Morley . " How shall I prove my ...
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Acknowledgments | 7 |
A Brief Chronology | 33 |
A Letter to the Women of England | 39 |
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