An intriquing novel of the seduction of a young naive country girl, told in a matter of fact style, without judgement. It was considered to be a scandalous piece of literature when first read by the American public, as it is among the first to allow the heroine to meet a fairly satisfactory fate, unlike previous authors whose women of "loose morals" were either ruined or remorseful in...
more An intriquing novel of the seduction of a young naive country girl, told in a matter of fact style, without judgement. It was considered to be a scandalous piece of literature when first read by the American public, as it is among the first to allow the heroine to meet a fairly satisfactory fate, unlike previous authors whose women of "loose morals" were either ruined or remorseful in the end.
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