P. D. Manvill
Author of Lucinda: or The Mountain Mourner
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The narrative takes the form of letters sent by the real-life step-mother to her sister. Over and over again, the step-mother writes how she loves Lucinda like her own daughter. It did make me wonder why the step-mother chose to publish the tale of her Lucinda’s “transgression,” as the audience of the time would have seen it. I think she must have thought it would serve as a cautionary tale to warn other young women not to get involved with dishonorable men. But how was Lucinda to know?
As a product of its time, this memoir is of academic interest only.… (more)