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9780192833303
"The novel, gracefully blending satire with sentiment, reflects Opie's own feelings about the danger of applying 'sublime theories' to practical situations....The novel is no tract. Adeline, before her deathbed recantation, is shown to be superior to the conventional women who shun her company.The men who assume that any unmarried mother is no better than a prostitute are harshly portrayed.Opie, Amelia is the author of 'Adeline Mowbray' with ISBN 9780192833303 and ISBN 0192833308.
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