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Walsingham: or, the Pupil of Nature
Mary Robinson
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Description for Walsingham: or, the Pupil of Nature
Paperback. Walsingham is both a lively story and a commentary by Mary Robinson on her society's constraints upon women. The novel follows the lives of two main characters, Walsingham Ainsforth and his cousin, Sir Sidney Aubrey, a girl who is passed off as a son by her mother so that she will become the family heir. Editor(s): Shaffer, Julie A. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 559 pages. BIC Classification: BG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
Walsingham is both a lively story and a commentary by Mary Robinson on her society’s constraints upon women. The novel follows the lives of two main characters, Walsingham Ainsforth and his cousin, Sir Sidney Aubrey, a girl who is passed off as a son by her mother so that she will become the family heir. Sidney, educated in France, returns to England as an adult and persistently sabotages Walsingham’s love interests (having secretly fallen in love with him herself). Eventually, Sidney reveals her identity, and she and Walsingham declare their mutual love, wed, and share the family’s estate.
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Walsingham is both a lively story and a commentary by Mary Robinson on her society’s constraints upon women. The novel follows the lives of two main characters, Walsingham Ainsforth and his cousin, Sir Sidney Aubrey, a girl who is passed off as a son by her mother so that she will become the family heir. Sidney, educated in France, returns to England as an adult and persistently sabotages Walsingham’s love interests (having secretly fallen in love with him herself). Eventually, Sidney reveals her identity, and she and Walsingham declare their mutual love, wed, and share the family’s estate.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Broadview Editions
Number of Pages
559
Place of Publication
Peterborough, Canada
ISBN
9781551112992
SKU
V9781551112992
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Ref
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About Mary Robinson
Julie A. Shaffer is an Assistant Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
Reviews for Walsingham: or, the Pupil of Nature
Mary Robinson's Walsingham is at once a novel of ideas, sentimental romance, gothic adventure and worldly satire. This responsibly edited and amply annotated edition effectively demonstrates how the work integrates the literary, social, educational and gender politics of the 1790s. Shaffer's thoroughly researched introduction serves as a resource for students and scholars alike." - Laura L. Runge, University of South ... Read more