Smith, Charlotte 1749-1806 creator text utu 2012 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Emmeline, the Orphan of the Castle" by Charlotte Smith is a novel published in 1788. Raised by servants in her uncle's castle after her parents' deaths, Emmeline's questionable legitimacy has cost her an inheritance. When her cousin Delamere falls in love with her, she refuses his persistent proposals, seeking independence over convenience. As she navigates society's expectations, family schemes, and questions of her birth, Emmeline must determine her own path in a world where women have few choices and marriage often means surrender. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmeline Release date is 2012-12-17 E-text prepared by Delphine Lettau, Matthias Grammel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Single women -- Fiction Gothic fiction Marriage -- Fiction Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41646 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41646 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133943.0 41646