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.
By:
Elizabeth Inchbald, Pamela Clemit Introduction by:
Pamela Clemit Volume editor:
Pamela Clemit Imprint: Penguin Classics Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: New edition Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 35mm
Weight: 500g ISBN:9780140434736 ISBN 10: 0140434739 Pages: 368 Publication Date:29 August 1996 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Elizabeth Inchbald (1753-1821) was an English novelist, actress, and playwright.
