The History of Sir George Ellison
Sarah Scott
The University Press of Kentucky 
Belletristik/Erzählende Literatur
Beschreibung
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 revelation of the corruption of English society in her day is clear-sighted, arresting, and hard-hitting.
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distopian novels, british novels about gender, classic british novels, novels about female communities, novels about women in society, british novels by women, novels about class in england, female british authors, novels about utopias