Anna Maria Bennett

Ellen, Countess of Castle Howel (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The first republication of this bestselling, influential novel since 1794, responding to Bennett's rising profile.Marked by the sometimes scandalous life experiences of its author, Ellen, Countess of Castle Howel (1794) is an insightful, often humorous look at Wales, and Britain, at a time of changing social norms and attitudes. Raised in relative seclusion in Wales, where she is preyed on by a corrupt English lord, Ellen marries Lord Castle Howel, a wealthy, older man, in order to save her grandparents' ancient estate.Transplanted to London, accompanied by her indefatigable Welsh maid, Winifred, Ellen's innocence about the workings of fashionable society brings about a separation from her husband and the loss of her reputation. Following a dash to the north of England, where she gives birth to her son, she is reunited with her husband and her good name is restored.When Lord Castle Howel is killed in a riding accident, Ellen returns to Wales and sees her and her family's fortunes transformed.An informative introduction contextualizes Anna Maria Bennett's life and writings.A seminal, insightful, witty example of the Wales-related novels which were ragingly popular in the Romantic period.A humorous and dramatic lens on a changing Welsh and British society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Honno Press
• Seitenzahl: 600
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781916821057
• Artikelnr.: 69584695

Autorenporträt

Believed to have been born in Merthyr Tydfil, Anna Maria Bennett (c. 1740-1808) led a sometimes scandalous life as a wife, mistress, mother of illegitimate children, theatre manager and author. Her seven novels were compared favorably to those of Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding and Frances Burney, and influenced Jane Austen's work. Perhaps as a result of her own notoriety, Bennett's novels sold incredibly well on publication but this is the first new edition of Ellen since 1794.