The history of Sir George Ellison / / Sarah Scott ; Betty Rizzo, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910820936303321
• Autore: Scott Sarah <1723-1795, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1996; ©1996
• ISBN: 0-8131-0849-7; 0-8131-4862-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Collana: Eighteenth-Century Novels by Women
• Disciplina: 823/.6
• Soggetti: Social reformers; Utopias; England Fiction
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chronology; Note on the Text; The History of Sir George Ellison; Preface; Book I; Chap. I; Chap. II; Chap. III; Chap. IV; Chap. V; Chap. VI; Chap. VII; Chap. VIII; Book II; Chap. I; Chap. II; Chap. III; Chap. IV; Chap. V; Chap. VI; Chap. VII; Book III; Chap. I; Chap. II; Chap. III; Chap. IV; Chap. V; Chap. VI; Chap. VII; Chap. VIII; Chap. IX; Book IV; Chap. I; Chap. II; Chap. III; Chap. IV; Chap. V; Chap. VI; Chap. VII; Chap. VIII; Chap. IX; Chap. X; Notes to the Novel; Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: The History of Sir George Ellison (1766) is an important novel, both utopian and dystopian. Sir George, a man of benevolence, follows the pattern of the female utopia set forth in Scott's first novel, A Description of Millenium Hall (1762). In this sequel, Scott addresses issues of slavery, marriage, education, law and social justice, class pretensions, and the position of women in society, consistently emphasizing the importance, for both genders and all classes and ages, of devoting one's life to meaningful work. Although she adopted a gradualist approach to reform, Scott's uncompromising