The Sylph

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The Duchess of Devonshire's second book, first published in 1778, chronicles the life of a young, newly married lady of high society not unlike its author. Written in epistolary format, the story follows Julia from her idyllic country life to her marriage to a rich aristocrat. She soon discovers her husband is nothing other than a rake, spending all his and her money on gambling and mistresses. An anonymous guardian, in the guise of The Sylph, writes to her, giving her guidance through her troubles...but will it be enough?

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Tags for this ebook: British Literature, Eighteenth Century, Epistolary Novel, Free Ebooks, Georgian Era, Romance

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Emmeline says:

May 19, 2010, 10:31 am
There are quite some typing mistakes in the text...

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- Laura McDonald says:
  
  June 16, 2010, 5:08 pm
  Hi Emmeline,
  
  I've just updated this ebook file with some corrections to the text. Most of the "errors" however are archaic spellings that were used in the 18th century. For example, she uses "shew" instead of "show" or "encrease" instead of "increase". We've left these spellings as they originally were instead of updating them to current spelling rules.
  
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