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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... Lady Louisa's retired mode of living favoured Mrs. Morley's concealment , and she had no cause for inquietude , excepting that which originated in her anxiety for the safety and health of little Fanny . Mrs. Morley frequently found lady ...
... lady Louisa and sir Lionel stopped at the door . Mrs. Morley precipitately retreated through a back garden , and fortunately reached home without farther observation . Lady Louisa made no scruple to avow her partiality for sir Lionel ...
... lady Louisa . Mrs. Morley had frequently endeavoured to discover by what means little Fanny became the protegée of lady Louisa Franklin , and all she could learn was , that a particular friend had placed the infant under her protection ...
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Acknowledgments | 7 |
A Brief Chronology | 33 |
A Letter to the Women of England | 39 |
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