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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... sighed Mrs. Bradford ; " the world should then see how I would lament you . My sorrow should not last while my weeds2 were worn , as some widows do , I promise you . " " The time will come when you will have an opportunity of proving ...
... sighed as she pressed it still closer to her heart ; and with a feeble voice entreated Mrs. Morley to leave her . Martha kneeling by the side of the bed , took the sufferer's hand , which was white and beautiful , while with tenderness ...
... sighed as he approached her , it was rather the sigh of regret for past hopes than of the consciousness of present happiness . Lord Francis experienced the very acme of chagrin . He hesi- tated — he was fearful of inquiring the cause ...
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Acknowledgments | 7 |
A Brief Chronology | 33 |
A Letter to the Women of England | 39 |
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