Inchbald Elizabeth

When Miss Milner announces her passion for her guardian, a Catholic priest, she breaks through the double barrier of religious vocation and society''s standards of `proper'' womanly behaviour. Her love is legitimized when Dorriforth is released from his vows, but she finds her own unorthodox nature cannot conform to a marriage where her husband continues to be a stern moral guide. With a surenees of touch that prefigures Jane Austen, Elizabeth Inchbald shows that there is no simple answer to their predicament, and that their conflict can only be resolved in the next generation. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Published in 1791, A Simple Story concerns Miss Milner, who announces her passion for her guardian, a Catholic priest, thereby breaking through the barriers of his religious vocation and society’s standards for proper female behaviour. Central themes of the novel include the importance of proper education for women.

A colourful figure of the late eighteenth century, Elizabeth Inchbald ran away as a teenager to become an actress on the London stage. In spite of numerous obstacles and dangers in her path, she persevered in her profession, establishing an exemplary professional reputation. She enjoyed great success as a playwright, producing original farces and hilarious comedies. She also wrote two successful prose romances, A ‘Simple Story’ (1791) and ‘Nature and Art’ (1796), which serve as early examples of the novel of passion, having an impact on the development of the novel in English literature. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Inchbald’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, many rare plays, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Inchbald’s life and works* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts* All the novels, with individual contents tables* Includes the two apocryphal novels ‘Appearance is against Them’ and ‘Emily Herbert’, originally ascribed to Inchbald, though now generally believed to be by another author* Features many plays appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Excellent formatting of the play texts* Rare non-fiction essays on the works of other playwrights* Includes a bonus biography– discover Inchbald’s intriguing life* Ordering of texts into chronological order and genresPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titlesCONTENTS:The NovelsAppearance is against Them (1786)Emily Herbert (1786)A Simple Story (1791)Nature and Art (1796)The PlaysThe Mogul Tale (1784)I’ll Tell You What (1785)Appearance is Against Them (1785)The Widow’s Vow (1786)The Midnight Hour (1787)Such Things Are (1787)Animal Magnetism (1788)The Child of Nature (1788)The Married Man (1789)Next Door Neighbours (1791)Everyone Has His Fault (1793)To Marry, or Not to Marry (1793)The Wedding Day (1794)Wives as They Were and Maids as They Are (1797)Lovers’ Vows (1798)The Wise Man of the East (1799)The Massacre (1833)