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Literary Period
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Age of Sensibility
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Early Modern (2)
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Eighteenth Century
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Long Eighteenth Century
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Nationality of Author:
"English"
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Work title:
"A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Charlotte Charke"
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Literary Period:
"Age of Sensibility"
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"Eighteenth Century"
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"Long Eighteenth Century"
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Metaphor Category:
"Fire"
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Date: 1755
"However, I must beg Leave to inform those Ladies and Gentlemen, whose Tenderness and Compassion may excite 'em to make this little Brat of my Brain the Companion of an idle Hour, that I have paid all due Regard to Decency wherever I have introduc'd the Passion of Love; and have only suffer'd it ...
preview | full record— Charke [née Cibber; other married name Sacheverell], Charlotte [alias Mr Brown] (1713-1760)
Date: 1755
"THE SHOCK OF RECEIVING MY OWN LETTER did not excite a sudden Gust of unwarrantable Passion, but prey'd upon my Heart with the slow and eating Fire of Distraction and Despair, 'till it ended in a Fever, which now remains upon my Spirits; and which, I fear, I shall find a difficult Task to overcome."
preview | full record— Charke [née Cibber; other married name Sacheverell], Charlotte [alias Mr Brown] (1713-1760)
