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Author Brooke, Frances, 1724?-1789.

Title The excursion / Frances Brooke ; Paula R. Backscheider & Hope D. Cotton, editors
Published Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©1997

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Series Eighteenth-century novels by women
Eighteenth-century novels by women.
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chronology; Note on the Text; Preface to the Second Edition; The Excursion: First Edition; BOOK I; CHAP. I.; CHAP. II.; CHAP. III.; CHAP. IV.; CHAP. V.; CHAP. VI.; CHAP. VII.; CHAP. VIII.; CHAP. IX.; CHAP. X.; CHAP. XI.; CHAP. XII.; CHAP. XIII.; CHAP. XIV.; BOOK II; CHAP. I.; CHAP. II.; CHAP. III.; CHAP. IV.; CHAP. V.; CHAP. VI.; CHAP. VII.; CHAP. VIII.; CHAP. IX.; CHAP. X.; CHAP. XI.; CHAP. XII.; BOOK III; CHAP. I.; CHAP. II.; CHAP. III.; CHAP. IV.; CHAP. V.; CHAP. VI.; CHAP. VII.; CHAP. VIII.; CHAP. IX.; CHAP. X.; CHAP. XL
CHAP. XII. CHAP. XIII.; CHAP. XIV.; BOOK IV; CHAP. I.; CHAP. II.; CHAP. III.; CHAP. IV.; CHAP. V.; CHAP. VI.; CHAP. VII.; CHAP. VIII.; CHAP. IX.; CHAP. X.; CHAP XI.; CHAP. XII.; CHAP. XIII.; CHAP. XIV.; The Excursion: Volume The Second; BOOK V; CHAP. I.; CHAP. II.; CHAP. III.; CHAP. IV.; CHAP. V.; CHAP. VI.; CHAP. VII.; CHAP. VIII.; CHAP. IX.; CHAP. X.; BOOK VI; CHAP. I.; CHAP. II.; CHAP. III.; CHAP. IV.; CHAP. V.; CHAP. VI.; CHAP. VII.; CHAP. VIII.; CHAP. IX.; CHAP. X.; CHAP. XI.; CHAP. XII.; BOOK VII; CHAP. I.; CHAP. II.; CHAP. III.; CHAP. IV.; CHAP. V.; CHAP. VI.; CHAP. VII.; CHAP. VIII
CHAP. IX. CHAP. X.; CHAP. XI; CHAP. XII.; CHAP. XIII.; BOOK VIII; CHAP. I.; CHAP. II.; CHAP. III.; CHAP. IV.; CHAP. V.; CHAP. VI.; CHAP. VII.; CHAP. VIII.; CHAP. IX.; CHAP. X.; CHAP. XI; CHAP. XII.; CHAP. XIII.; Notes to the Novel; Revisions Made in the Second Edition; Selected Bibliography
Summary Frances Brooke (1724-1789), journalist, translator, playwright, novelist, and even co-manager of a theater, was described as ""perhaps the first female novel-writer who attained a perfect purity and polish of style."" Today, Brooke is known primarily for The History of Emily Montague, one of the earliest novels about Canada, where she lived for a number of years. But it is her third novel, The Excursion, that is an important example of the fashionable and popular English novels of the late 1770s. Written for the very audience it portrays, this novel introduces the heroine, Maria Villiers, to
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SUBJECT Brooke, Frances, 1724?-1789 fast
Subject Autographs -- Backscheider, Paula R
Autographs -- Cotton, Hope D., 1969-
FICTION -- General.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Form Electronic book
Author Backscheider, Paula R., 1943-
Cotton, Hope D., 1969-
ISBN 9780813157962
081315796X