As an orphan under the care of her selfish aunt who pressures her to convert to Catholicism and enter a loveless marriage, Henrietta learns to live by her wits. Henrietta's story draws attention to the difficulty for women of earning a living in mid-eighteenthcentury England and offers readers strikingly insightful and modern reflections on human nature. Charlotte Lennox was a friend of both Samuel Richardson and Samuel Johnson and was generally admired by many of their contemporaries. A major influence on Jane Austen, Lennox is an innovator in the tradition of English women's fiction. Out of print since the late eighteenth century, Henrietta is now available in an edited and fully annotated modern edition.
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As an orphan under the care of her selfish aunt who pressures her to convert to Catholicism and enter a loveless marriage, Henrietta learns to live by her wits. Henrietta's story draws attention to the difficulty for women of earning a living in mid-eighteenthcentury England and offers readers strikingly insightful and modern reflections on human nature. Charlotte Lennox was a friend of both Samuel Richardson and Samuel Johnson and was generally admired by many of their contemporaries. A major influence on Jane Austen, Lennox is an innovator in the tradition of English women's fiction. Out of print since the late eighteenth century, Henrietta is now available in an edited and fully annotated modern edition.
Imprint | The University Press of Kentucky |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Eighteenth-Century Novels by Women |
Release date | May 2008 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | June 2008 |
Authors | Charlotte Lennox |
Editors | Ruth Perry, Susan Carlile |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 328 |
Edition | Annotated edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8131-9190-4 |
Barcode | 9780813191904 |
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LSN | 0-8131-9190-4 |