Contains two tales - "The Renunciation", which presents a colourful picture of life abroad, when an English girl travels to Italy in search of kin and supports herself as an artist, offering an early feminist heroine; and, "The Hermitage", a psychological thriller involving a ruined country maiden and an unsolved murder
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxix-xxxii).
Formatted Contents Note:
Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Select bibliography -- Note on the text -- The romance of private life -- Endnotes -- Silent corrections.
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