I read Cato's Letters by Trenchard and Gordon I read the Greek and Roman histories, and Plutarch's Lives: all these at an age when few people of either sex can read their names.Īfter the death of her father, she lived with her mother and sisters in Colchester. He made me read Rapin's History of England the information it gave made amends for its dryness. I gaped and yawned over them at the time, but, unawares to myself, they fixed my principles once and for all.
My father was an old Whig from him I have learned all that I know he was my oracle he used to make me read the Parliamentary debates, while he smoked his pipe after supper. In a letter to one of her friends Reeve said the following of her father and her early life: Her mother's maiden name was Smithies, daughter of a Smithies, a goldsmith and jeweller to King George I. Reeve was born in Ipswich, England, one of the eight children of Reverend Willian Reeve, M.A., Rector of Freston and of Kreson in Suffolk, and perpetual curate of St Nicholas. We are ready to ship this book off to you today at lightning speed, so you will find yourself indulging in this title without delay. This title will make an excellent gift to the classic gothic literature buff in your life or a fantastic addition to your current collection. This title is one of the most classic gothic horror books of all time, words strung together with such romantic precision, mystery books that you just do not see in the modern age. This means that the texts in this story are unedited and unchanged from the original author's publication, preserving its earliest form for your indulgence. "A stunning reprint" At Kumquat Publications, we take every step possible to ensure the original integrity of this book has been upheld to its highest standard. Bridgen, it was first published with this title in 1778. Although it had first appeared anonymously in 1777 under the title The Champion of Virtue before being edited by Samuel Richardson's daughter, Mrs. “About fifteen years, to the best of my remembrance.”Įnglish novelist Clara Reeve wrote an early Gothic novel called The Old English Baron. “Alas, sir,” said the man, “he is dead! he survived his father but a short time.” “Ay,” said the Peasant, “he was the only surviving son of Richard, Lord Lovel, as I think?” The Old English Baron by English novelist Clara Reeve is a book of gothic horror fiction first published in 1778 in the United Kingdom.
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