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100 1 _aGunning, Mrs.
_q(Susannah),
_d1740?-1800
245 1 0 _aBarford Abbey, a Novel: In a Series of Letters
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-08-28
508 _aThis eBook was produced by Jonathan Ingram, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
520 _a"Barford Abbey, a Novel: In a Series of Letters" by Mrs. Gunning is a fictional work written in the late 18th century. The novel unfolds through a series of letters that reveal the lives and emotions of its characters, primarily focusing on Lady Mary Sutton and her adopted daughter, Miss Warley. The correspondence offers insights into themes of loss, affection, social standing, and the struggles of the human heart. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Lady Mary Sutton, who writes a heartfelt letter to her friend Miss Warley, expressing her grief over the loss of a mutual acquaintance while urging her to embrace hope. Mary reassures Miss Warley of her unwavering love and proposes that she should travel with friends to France for a change of scenery. In response, Miss Warley writes from Barford Abbey, where she reflects on her newfound status as an adopted daughter of Lady Mary and shares her melancholic thoughts about her past. The opening letters set the stage for a rich exploration of emotions, familial ties, and the societal constraints of the time, hinting at the complex dynamics that will unfold between the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGothic fiction
653 _aEpistolary fiction, English -- 18th century
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13314
999 _c54704
_d54704