Returning to her home on Paradise Row one chill October afternoon in 1696, the philosopher and writer Mary Astell finds a young girl has collapsed just outside her front door. Feverish and insensible, the girl is brought inside and put to bed. Once she has been revived, she refuses to give any account of herself, and she soon proves to be a difficult and unwelcome patient.A stern, quiet woman who spends her days in meditation and study, Mary Astell is confronted by a series of problems that disrupts her peaceful life and challenges her calm certitudes. To solve the mystery surrounding the young stranger who has arrived on Paradise Row, Mary Astell must negotiate not only the vast city of London but also the obstacles women face there-as she makes her way through the dirt and danger of the crowded streets, Astell must also find a way through the political, legal, religious, and commercial institutions designed by those who have little interest, much less sympathy, for anyone who is not rich and powerful. And male.

On Paradise Row (A Mary Astell Mystery)

Literature & Fiction

Jansen, Sharon L.

Genre Fiction

Saltar's Point Press

This is a brand new, unused copy, with its original teal hardbound cover and gilt print on front and spine. No wear, fading, or damage.

Welles Anthology: Ms. Rawlinson C. 813 : A Critical Edition (Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, V. 75)

Bodleian Library

Jordan, Kathleen H.

History & Criticism

Mrts

Anne of France (1461-1522), daughter of Louis XI and sister of Charles VIII, was one of the most powerful women of the fifteenth century. She was referred to by her contemporaries as Madame la Grande, and remained an active and influential figure in France throughout her life. As the fifteenth century drew to a close, Anne composed a series of enseignements, "lessons", for her daughter Suzanne of Bourbon. These instructions represent a distillation of a lifetime's experience, and are presented through the portrait of an ideal princess, thus preparing her daughter to act both circumspectly and politically. Having steered her own course successfully, Anne offers her daughter advice intended to help her negotiate the difficult passage of a woman in the world of politics. This is the first translation into English of Anne of France's Lessons.

Anne of France: Lessons for my Daughter (Library of Medieval Women)

D.S.Brewer

Anne of France (1461-1522), daughter of Louis XI and sister of Charles VIII, was one of the most powerful women of her time. As the fifteenth century drew to a close, Anne composed a series of enseignements, "lessons", for her daughter Suzanne of Bourbon. These instructions represent a distillation of a lifetime's experience, and are presented through the portrait of an ideal princess to help her negotiate the difficult passage of a woman in the world of politics. The lessons are here translated into English for the first time and accompanied by full introduction, commentary and notes. Professor Sharon L. Jansen teaches in the Department of English, Pacific Lutheran University.

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On Paradise Row (A Mary Astell Mystery)

Welles Anthology: Ms. Rawlinson C. 813 : A Critical Edition (Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, V. 75)

Anne of France: Lessons for my Daughter (Library of Medieval Women)

Anne of France: Lessons for my Daughter (Library of Medieval Women)