The recess, or, A tale of other times

Lee, Sophia 1750-1824 (Author). Alliston, April. (Added Author).

Summary: First published in an era when most novels about young women concentrated on courtship and ended with marriage, The Recess daringly portrays women involved in political intrigues, overseas journeys, and even warfare. The novel is set during the reign of Elizabeth I and features as narrators twin daughters of Mary, Queen of Scots, by a secret marriage. One of the earliest Gothic novels, The Recess pioneered the genre of historical fiction. The novel was also one of the first to describe characters and events from conflicting points of view and was wildly popular in its day.

Record details

ISBN: 9780813109787
ISBN: 0813109787
ISBN: 9780813121468
ISBN: 0813121469
ISBN: 0813158354
ISBN: 9780813158358
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations.
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Publisher: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2000.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Notes to the Introduction; Chronology of Events in Sophia Lee's Life; Note on the Text; The Recess; or, A Tale of Other Times; Dedication; Advertisement; Volume I. Part I; Part II; Volume II. Part III; Part IV; Volume III. Part IV, continued; Part V; Part VI; Emendations; Notes to the Novel; Bibliography.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions unspecified
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
System Details Note:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Language Note:	English.
Action Note:	digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.