{"product_id":"excursion-pa-paperback","title":"Excursion-Pa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrances Brooke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaula R. Backscheider\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHope D. Cotton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances Brooke (1724-1789), journalist, translator, playwright, novelist, and even co-manager of a theater, was described as \"perhaps the first female novel-writer who attained a perfect purity and polish of style.\" Today, Brooke is known primarily for \u003ci\u003eThe History of Emily Montague, \u003c\/i\u003e one of the earliest novels about Canada, where she lived for a number of years. But it is her third novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Excursion\u003c\/i\u003e, that is an important example of the fashionable and popular English novels of the late 1770s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for the very audience it portrays, this novel introduces the heroine, Maria Villiers, to London's \"gentle\" society and its glittering pastimes. Brooke drew upon the English courtship novel in the tradition of Eliza Haywood, Henry Fielding, and Frances Burney for her novel's overarching plot structure. But instead of concentrating on Maria's romantic adventures, she experiments with unusual treatments of subplots and unconventional characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most interesting aspect of her story is the development of Maria's ambition to win fame and fortune as a writer; it is one of the few portraits of a woman with literary ambitions by an early woman writer. Brooke's wry narrative voice foreshadows that of Jane Austen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe editors' introduction places \u003ci\u003eThe Excursion\u003c\/i\u003e firmly in the tradition of the English novel, provides a fresh biography of Brooke, and brings together the most important eighteenth- and twentieth-century criticism of Brooke's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second volume in the series Eighteenth-Century Novels by Women, \u003ci\u003eThe Excursion\u003c\/i\u003e contributes to our understanding of the development of the novel and offers a lively view of women's position in eighteenth-century English society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaula R. Backsheider\u003c\/b\u003e is Pepperell-Philpott Eminent Scholar in English at Auburn University and the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eSpectacular Politics: Theatrical Power and Mass Culture in Early Modern England\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eHope D. Cotton\u003c\/b\u003e is a doctoral student in English at Auburn University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53053479387360,"sku":"9780813108810","price":47.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/MnFCZF0Y0b9780813108810.webp?v=1781282641","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/excursion-pa-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}