{"product_id":"emmeline-paperback-2","title":"Emmeline - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLoraine Fletcher\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eEmmeline\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most delightful, absorbing English novels of the eighteenth century. We are lucky to have Loraine Fletcher's beautifully contextualized, well-anotated edition in print.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eAdela Pinch, University of Michigan\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The plot of Charlotte Smith's autobiographical first novel \u003cem\u003eEmmeline\u003c\/em\u003e (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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The Broadview edition includes primary source material relating to the novel's reception; women, marriage and work; and landscape in eighteenth-century fiction. Mary Hays's biographical writing on Smith is also included, as is selected correspondence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLoraine Fletcher\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Lecturer at Reading University, UK. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eCharlotte Smith: A Critical Biography\u003c\/em\u003e (Macmillan Academic Press, 1998). \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 520\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.8 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47417083232477,"sku":"9781551113593","price":60.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/AKgLwwEjCF9781551113593_bca05d3e-3937-4505-804a-112424b5e1ed.webp?v=1771219260","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/emmeline-paperback-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}