The History of Sir George Ellison

The History of Sir George Ellison PDF

Author: Sarah Scott

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2014-07-11

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0813148626

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The History of Sir George Ellison (1766) is an important novel, both utopian and dystopian. Sir George, a man of benevolence, follows the pattern of the female utopia set forth in Scott's first novel, A Description of Millenium Hall (1762). In this sequel, Scott addresses issues of slavery, marriage, education, law and social justice, class pretensions, and the position of women in society, consistently emphasizing the importance, for both genders and all classes and ages, of devoting one's life to meaningful work. Although she adopted a gradualist approach to reform, Scott's uncompromising revelation of the corruption of English society in her day is clear-sighted, arresting, and hard-hitting.

The Wanderer – or, Female Difficulties

The Wanderer – or, Female Difficulties PDF

Author: Fanny Burney

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-06-28

Total Pages: 721

ISBN-13: 1105904113

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The Wanderer opens with a group of people fleeing the Terror. Among them is the protagonist, who refuses to identify herself. No one can place her socially-even her nationality and race are in doubt. As Burney scholar Margaret Doody explains, "the heroine thus arrives as a nameless Everywoman: both black and white, both Eastern and Western, both high and low, both English and French." She asks for help from the group, but because she knows no one, she is refused.

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