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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
actually, it's really good,
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This review is from: The Mysterious Freebooter; or, The Days of Queen Bess (Gothic Classics) (Paperback)
Just like the back of the book says, a girl falls in love with an orphaned fellow and her father is trying to force her to marry a wealthy lord. Does it sound like any other romance novel you have ever read yet? Perhaps a little "Romeo and Juliet"? That part should. It is what comes after that makes all the difference, and there is a whole lot after. The characters are far more realistic than any other gothic novel I have ever read. Beware, there is crying and fainting, but it is warranted. They don't wallow in melancholic feelings. And when ever anyone finds them selves locked in a room, they don't spend a week crying and complaining about the unfairness of others, they actually try realistic ways of escape. Prison, shipwreck, war the hero meets many people and goes through many adventures. Rosalind has to be one of my favorite gothic girls because she really does everything within the limits of her power to better her dramatic circumstances. This book also displays both the very clear limitations and the advantages of nobility, femininity, and masculinity without being unrealistically sexist.
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The Mysterious Freebooter; or, The Days of Queen Bess (Gothic Classics) by Francis Lathom (Paperback - January 31, 2007)
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