Olinda's Adventures: or the Amours of a Young Lady by Catharine Trotter
"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 apatriarchal 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.)
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| Author | Trotter, Catharine, 1679-1749 |
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| Author of introduction, etc. | Day, Robert Adams, 1924- |
| LoC No. | 71007558 |
| Title | Olinda's Adventures: or the Amours of a Young Lady |
| Note | Reading ease score: 59.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Credits | Produced by Chris Curnow, Eleni Christofaki, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Young women -- Fiction |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Epistolary fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 37218 |
| Release Date | Aug 26, 2011 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 197 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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