In 1750 at the age of twenty-seven Sarah Scott published her first novel, a conventional romance. A year later she left her husband after only a few months of marriage and devoted herself thereafter... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Feminism did exist before the 1960s. This novel of 'manners' predates Austen and is a book where female characters are stronger, more independent than any other literature of the time. As an early novel, it can be taxing to read for a modern audience, but it its importance and relative obscurity makes it all the more important for people to discover.
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