Hays, Mary 1760?-1843 creator text utu 2012 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Memoirs of Emma Courtney" by Mary Hays is an epistolary novel published in 1796. Through letters to a young man she calls her son, Emma Courtney recounts her passionate pursuit of a man who cannot marry her, her eventual marriage to another, and the tragedies that follow. This partly autobiographical work scandalized contemporary readers with its frank treatment of female desire and bold questioning of women's place in society, earning Hays recognition as a feminist pioneer. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoirs_of_Emma_Courtney Release date is 2012-11-01 Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Autobiographical fiction England -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Love stories Bildungsromans Feminist fiction Sex role -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41256 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41256 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133937.0 41256