Lost Ladies of Literature Book Club: Emmaline by Charlotte Smith

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ABOUT THE BOOK: The plot of Charlotte Smith’s autobiographical first novel Emmeline (1788) includes the usual thrills of the eighteenth-century courtship novel: abduction, duels, and a “fairy tale princess.” At the same time, the novel satirically reworks such literary conventions by focusing on the dangers of early engagement and marriage, and challenges a social and legal system in which woment are inherently illegitimate subjects.

This book is not covered on the Lost Ladies of Literature podcast, but it certainly fits the premise!

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