03024nam 2200649 450 991082093630332120200520144314.00-8131-0849-70-8131-4862-6(CKB)3710000000333989(EBL)1915125(SSID)ssj0001402154(PQKBManifestationID)11833613(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001402154(PQKBWorkID)11358161(PQKB)11216590(OCoLC)605070375(MdBmJHUP)muse43904(Au-PeEL)EBL1915125(CaPaEBR)ebr11011770(CaONFJC)MIL690881(OCoLC)900344002(MiAaPQ)EBC1915125(EXLCZ)99371000000033398920150206h19961996 uy 1engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe history of Sir George Ellison /Sarah Scott ; Betty Rizzo, editorLexington, Kentucky :The University Press of Kentucky,1996.©19961 online resource (284 p.)Eighteenth-Century Novels by WomenDescription based upon print version of record.1-322-59599-2 0-8131-1938-3 Includes bibliographical references.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; BibliographyThe 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 uncompromisingEighteenth-century novels by women.Social reformersFictionUtopiasFictionEnglandFictionSocial reformersUtopias823/.6Scott Sarah1723-1795,1696259Rizzo BettyMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820936303321The history of Sir George Ellison4076099UNINA