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The School for Widows

4/5 ( ratings)

Clara Reeve's 1791 novel tells the stories of childhood friends Frances Damford and Rachel Strictland, both of whom have lived hard lives as the virtuous wives of improvident and immoral husbands, and of another tragic widow Isabella di Soranzo. The introduction to this new edition of Reeve's novel challenges accepted critical views of Reeve's writing and includes newly unearthed material about the author's life.

Language: English

Pages: 384

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University of Delaware Press

Release: January 01, 2003

ISBN: 0874138043

ISBN 13: 9780874138047

The School for Widows

4/5 ( ratings)

Clara Reeve's 1791 novel tells the stories of childhood friends Frances Damford and Rachel Strictland, both of whom have lived hard lives as the virtuous wives of improvident and immoral husbands, and of another tragic widow Isabella di Soranzo. The introduction to this new edition of Reeve's novel challenges accepted critical views of Reeve's writing and includes newly unearthed material about the author's life.

Language: English

Pages: 384

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University of Delaware Press

Release: January 01, 2003

ISBN: 0874138043

ISBN 13: 9780874138047

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