Getting the mother's story right: Charlotte Lennox and the New World. From: Papers on Language & Literature | Date: September 22, 1996| Author: Berg, Temma F. | COPYRIGHT 1996 Southern Illinois University. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Two of Charlotte Ramsay Lennox's novels, 'The Life of Harriet Stuart' and 'Euphemia' describe life in the New World through the eyes of Old World women. Lennox explores motherhood, female friendship, female subjectivity, and the connection between mother and child. The plots of these novels are outlined and feminine themes, such as the reliability of women and endurance of friendship between women, are discussed.

Charlotte Ramsay Lennox (1720?27?29?-1804) wrote two novels about li...