Secresy, or, the Ruin on the Rock
by Eliza FENWICK (1766 - 1840)
This is the story of Caroline and Sibella, two female friends. Strong and smart women who try to make it in a man's world while keeping their values and loyalties intact. The only way to do that is to hide a few secrets. Yet secrets cannot remain hidden for ever, and everything has a price. This is both a social novel and a gothic novel. A true page turner with all the elements of a good 18th century novel: a woman locked in an estate, a hidden pregnancy, some politics of marriage, villains, sentimentality and thought provoking philosophy. Summary by Stav Nisser.
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Secresy, or, the Ruin on the Rock:
Letter 26 FROM CLEMENT MONTGOMERY TO JANETTA LAUNDY ,
Letter 27 FROM JANETTA LAUNDY TO CLEMENT MONTGOMERY ,
Letter 28 FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CLEMENT MONTGOMERY ,
Letter 29 FROM CLEMENT MONTGOMERY TO GEORGE VALMONT ,
Letter 30 FROM ARTHUR MURDEN TO CAROLINE ASHBURN ,
Letter 31 FROM ARTHUR MURDEN TO CAROLINE ASHBURN ,
Letter 32 FROM CAROLINE ASHBURN TO ARTHUR MURDEN ,
Letter 33 FROM LORD FILMAR TO SIR WALTER BOYER ,
Letter 34 FROM CAROLINE ASHBURN TO LADY BARLOWE ,
Letter 35 FROM CAROLINE ASHBURN TO GEORGE VALMONT ,
Letter 36 LORD FILMAR TO SIR WALTER BOYER ,
Letter 37 FROM GEORGE VALMONT TO CAROLINE ASHBURN ,
Letter 38 FROM LORD FILMAR TO SIR WALTER BOYER ,
Letter 39 FROM CAROLINE ASHBURN TO GEORGE VALMONT ,
Letter 40 FROM CAROLINE ASHBURN TO LORD FILMAR ,
Letter contained in 31 FROM MARY HOLMES TO CAROLINE ASHBURN