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100 1 _aTrotter, Catharine,
_d1679-1749
245 1 0 _aOlinda's Adventures: or the Amours of a Young Lady
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-08-26
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Eleni Christofaki, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Olinda's Adventures: or the Amours of a Young Lady" by Catharine Trotter is a novel written in the early 18th century. This epistolary narrative unfolds the life and romantic entanglements of the titular character, Olinda, as she navigates her relationships with various suitors amid the social expectations of her time. The story appears to center around themes of friendship, love, and societal pressures, portraying a young woman's quest for agency in a patriarchal world. The beginning of the novel introduces Olinda communicating with her friend Cleander, expressing her deep sense of unease during their separation. She recounts her life experiences, highlighting a significant youthful interaction with a gentleman named Licydon that introduces her to the dynamics of love and attraction. As she engages in philosophical discourse about women's roles in expressing love, she finds herself caught in a web of romantic interests, including the intrigue of a wealthy goldsmith named Berontus, alongside her complicated feelings for Licydon. The opening sets the stage for a detailed exploration of Olinda's emotional landscape, her witty observations of herself and others, and the complexities of early romance, all while revealing her moral consideration and reflections on virtue. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aYoung women -- Fiction
653 _aLove stories
653 _aEpistolary fiction
700 1 _aDay, Robert Adams,
_d1924-1996
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37218
999 _c78058
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