Believed to have been born in Merthyr Tydfil, Anna Maria Bennett (c. 1740-1808) led a sometimes scandalous life as a wife, mistress, mother of illegitimate children, theatre manager and author. Her seven novels were compared favorably to those of Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding and Frances Burney, and influenced Jane Austen’s work. Perhaps as a result of her own notoriety, Bennett’s novels sold incredibly well on publication but this is the first new edition of Ellen since 1794.
The first republication of this bestselling, influential novel since 1794, responding to Bennett's rising profile.Marked by the sometimes scandalous life experiences of its author, Ellen, Countess of Castle Howel (1794) is an insightful, often humorous look at Wales, and Britain,...
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