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A Simple Story
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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A Simple Story
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Elizabeth Inchbald
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By (author) Pamela Clemit
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:368 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780140434736
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.6 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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| Imprint |
Penguin Classics
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| Publication Date |
29 August 1996 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
An understated, charged novel by the groundbreaking playwright and novelist, Elizabeth Inchbald In scenes charged with understated erotic tension, A Simple Story - by groundbreaking playwright and novelist Elizabeth Inchbald - intertwines the tales of the flirtatious Miss Milner who falls in love with her guardian, a Roman Catholic priest and aristocrat, and of their daughter Matilda who, banished from her father's sight, craves his love. In her use of dramatic methods-expressive gestures, delayed revelations and economical dialogues-to present these two versions of the same power-struggle between an older father-lover figure and a young girl, Inchbald achieves a psychological intensity and subtlety of characterization rarely found in other late eighteenth-century novelists.
Author Biography
Elizabeth Inchbald (1753-1821) was an English novelist, actress, and playwright.
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