The Princess Sophia by E.F. Benson
The Princess Sophia by E.F. Benson is a novel that tells the story of a young woman named Sophia who is engaged to be married but has no interest in her fiancé. She meets a man named George and falls in love with him, but he is already engaged to someone else. The book explores themes such as love, marriage, and social class.
By E.F. Benson · First published 2023 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Adventure · 14 chapters · 77,570 words
First lines
Princess Sophia's father, the reigning Prince Leonard's grandfather, was a man extraordinarily truculent in disposition, with a hand of iron under no velvet glove, and a temper frankly diabolical. His wife, the Grand Duchess Fedora, had died in giving birth to his only child, the Princess Sophia; and so long as the girl grew up strong and healthy, he had no thoughts of attempting to take to himself another partner. In this he acted contrarily to the bias of mankind, who would see in the education of a daughter the need of a mother's hand. Not so thought Prince Demetrius. Had Sophia died, there would then be an undeniable necessity for marrying again, and so continuing his line, and disappointing the hopes of the cousin who stood next the throne, a man abhorrent to him; but as long as she lived, such a course appeared to him to be altogether outside the region of the vaguest consideration.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: E.F. Benson
- Date: 2023 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Adventure, Romance
- Length: 77,570 words
- Structure: 14 chapters, 1,118 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Historical Fiction — This book takes place in a historical time period and the plot revolves around fictitious events or figures of that era.
- Mystery — The story contains elements of mystery, puzzling circumstances or events that the protagonist must uncover or decipher.
- Adventure — The book includes adventurous undertakings, events, and sequences which add thrill to the narrative.
- Romance — Some elements of love or romantic interactions among characters exist in the book.
Tags
historical fiction · royalty · adventure · romance · drama · 19th century · British literature · character development · social commentary · family dynamics · court intrigue · identity
Contents
- THE GIRL IS MOTHER TO THE WOMAN
- A FOOL COMES TO RHODOPÉ
- MARRIAGE-BELLS AND SYSTEMS
- THE LAST DAYS OF PRINCE DEMETRIUS
- ENTER THE CENTIPEDE
- THE NEW MEMBER
- THE PRINCESS'S CLUB
- PLOTS AND COUNTER-PLOTS
- THE PRINCESS RETURNS
- THE PRINCESS IS VERY MUCH THERE
- A FOOL LEAVES RHODOPÉ
- THE EDUCATION OF THE HEIR-APPARENT
- THE PLAGUE-SPOT SPREADS
- BANG!