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Sophia (novel)

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Sophia

Author	Charlotte Lennox
Country	England
Language	English
Genre	Fiction
Publisher	Broadview Press
ISBN	9781551116419

Sophia is a novel published in 1762 by Charlotte Lennox, a British novelist best known for her 1752 satirical novel The Female Quixote. Originally published in Lennox's periodical The Lady's Museum as Harriet and Sophia between 1760-1, this novel is only the second British novel to be serialized in a magazine, and the first one to be published this way by a woman. The Lady’s Museum, in which she first serialized Sophia, to essays on sentimentalism and moral philosophy.

Contents

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• 1Plot
• 2Major Characters
• 3Minor Characters
• 4References

Contents

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THE CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.

SOPHIA.

CHAP. I. The different characters of two sisters.

CHAP. II. The Triumph of the Graces.

CHAP. III. The Young Baronet declares his Passion.

CHAP. IV. In which Harriot makes a very con|temptible Figure.

CHAP. V. Sir Charles, by a proper Degree of Address and Assurance, extricates himself from a very pressing diffi|culty.

CHAP. VI. Sophia entertains Hopes, and becomes more unhappy.

CHAP. VII. Sophia takes a very extraordinary re|solution. Mr. Herbert encourages her in it.

CHAP. VIII. Mr. Herbert and Sophia carry their Point with great Difficulty.

CHAP. IX. In which Sophia shews less of the He|roine than the Woman.

CHAP. X. The Description of two Rural Beauties.

CHAP. XI. Sophia makes an interesting Disco|very.

CHAP. XII. The Beginning of a very simple Story.

CHAP. XIII. Dolly continues her Story.

CHAP. XIV. Sir Charles makes his appearance again.

CHAP. XV. Dolly meets her Lover unexpectedly.

CHAP. XVI. Dolly concludes her Story.

CHAP. XVII. Mrs. Darnley and Harriot resolve to visit Sophia.

THE CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME.

SOPHIA.

CHAP. XVIII. Harriot's Artifices produce the desired Effect on the unsuspecting Sophia.

CHAP. XIX. Sophia is agreeably surprized.

CHAP. XX. Mr. Herbert acquaints Sophia with the Result of the Interview be|tween Sir Charles and him.

CHAP. XXI. Sophia is threatened with a new Dis|appointment.

CHAP. XXII. Sophia suspects the Cause of her Lover's mysterious Conduct.

CHAP. XVI. Sophia is visited by Mrs. Gibbons, and makes new Discoveries.

CHAP. XXIV. Displays certain singularities in the character of Sophia, and their ef|fects on the heart of Sir Charles.

CHAP. XXV. Lets the reader into some circum|stances that help to display Sir Charles's conduct.

CHAP. XXVI. The Baronet's Jealousy accounted for: he leaves England.

CHAP. XXVII. Sophia meets with a new Subject of Affliction.

CHAP. XXVIII. The Character of Mrs. Howard.

CHAP. XXIX. Mrs. Howard is taken in her own snare.

CHAP. XXX. Sophia leaves Mrs. Howard.

CHAP. XXXI. Sophia returns to Town, and hears news that reduces her to Despair.

CHAP. XXXII Which leaves Sophia in her former Perplexity.

CHAP. XXXIII. Contains an interesting Discovery.

CHAP. XXXIV. Sophia continues to act romanticly, and Harriot like a Woman who knows the World.

CHAP. XXXV. Harriot visits her mother in her Cottage.

CHAP. XXXVI. Sir Charles appears again upon the Scene.

CHAP. XXXVII. Gives the reader some necessary infor|mation.

CHAP. XXXVIII. Sir Charles has an interview with Mr. Lawson.

CHAP. XXXIX. Sophia receives an unexpected Visit.

CHAP. XL. In which the History begins to grow dull.

CHAP. XLI. The History concluded.

Young Sophia gets courted by Sir Charles, Does not respond well, goes out to the country to find herself, reconciles with Sir Charles, gets married and lives a happy life.

Major Characters[edit]

Sophia Darnley Mr. Darnley’s younger daughter, whose subtler qualities attract Sir Charles Stanley away from her sister; she deserves to marry him but, because of her poverty, doubts his honorable intentions, treats him coldly, and leads him to doubt her love; eventually she wins him through quiet persistence, with Mr. Herbert’s help

Harriet Darnley Sophia Darnley’s older sister, more obviously though less truly beautiful; vain, supercilious, and expensive, she attracts seducers rather than honorable lovers and eventually becomes mistress to Lord L—, loses her beauty to jaundice, and winds up unhappily married to a peruke maker turned ensign

Mrs. Darnley: Sophia’s father; a gentleman, he squanders his fortune, marries a beautiful and expensive wife, and dies, leaving his family in poverty

Sir. Stanley Charles, Wealthy, handsome would-be seducer of Harriot Darnley; he falls in love honorably with Sophia Darnley and becomes her family’s benefactor but then doubts the sincerity of her love and removes his favor; he is reconciled to Sophia through the offices of Mr. Herbert

Mr. Herbert Mr. Darnley’s relation and family adviser; he helps protect Sophia Darnley from her rapacious mother and sister, lodges her with the respectable Lawsons, and intercedes with Sir Charles Stanley to bring about the happy ending

Minor Characters[edit]

Mr. Darnley, Sophia’s father; a gentleman, he squanders his fortune, marries a beautiful and expensive wife, and dies, leaving his family

Dolly Lawson, Curate’s daughter, an innocent country girl, who becomes Sophia Darnley’s friend and confidante; she loves William Gibbons but is prevented from marrying him by the objections of his aunt until Sophia makes peace between the families

Mr. Lawson, Country curate, paid by Mr. Herbert to take Sophia Darnley in when Sir Charles Stanley’s attentions take a suspicious turn

Mrs. Lawson, Sensible and polite wife of the curate Mr. Lawson; her ridicule of old Mrs. Gibbons leads that lady to break the engagement of Dolly Lawson and William Gibbons

Mrs. Gibbons, William Gibbons’s aunt and godmother; proud of her false and rigid “good breeding,” she takes offense at Mrs. Lawson’s raillery and forbids the match between Dolly Lawson and William

Mr.Gibbons, Farmer and William Gibbons’s father

William Gibbons, Farmer’s son, educated as a gentleman by his aunt, though he prefers to marry Dolly Lawson and farm; talking to Sophia Darnley about his romantic difficulties, he is seen by Sir Charles Stanley and mistaken for a rival for Sophia

Mr.Howard, Mrs. Howard’s nineteen-year-old son, whose love for Sophia Darnley enrages his mother and leads to the heroine’s dismissal

Mrs.Barton, Mr. Barton’s mother; resenting Mrs. HowBarton, ard’s attempt to marry the penniless Sophia Darnley to her son, she informs her that young Mr. Howard also loves Sophia; she conspires to brand Sophia as a man-trap

L—, Lord Young nobleman used by Harriot Darnley to make Sir Charles Stanley jealous; he takes her as mistress, becomes disgusted with her when she boasts that she is his wife, and casts her off to make an advantageous marriage

References[edit]

1. Jump up^ https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/ecco/004841275.0001.002?view=toc
2. Jump up^ Schürer, Norbert, ed. Charlotte Lennox. (2008). Sophia. Ontario: Broadview Press. ISBN 9781551116419.
3. Sollars, Michael D, and Michael David Sollars. Dictionary of Literary Characters : 5-Volume Set, Infobase Publishing, 2010. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/sfsu/detail.action?docID=618357#%5B2] http://www.academia.edu/808566/Review_of_Henrietta_By_Charlotte_Lennox._Edited_by_Ruth_Perry_and_Susan_Carlile_Sophia_By_Charlotte_Lennox._Edited_by_Norbert_Sch%C3%BCrer

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Characters

Darnley, Mr. Sophia’s father; a gentleman, he squanders his fortune, marries a beautiful and expensive wife, and dies, leaving his family in poverty in Charlotte Lennox’s

Darnley, Mrs. Sophia’s mother; having spoiled her older daughter, Harriot, and having been willing to “sell” both daughters’ honor for the gifts of their noble suitors, she is punished when Harriot, as wealthy mistress to Lord L—, refuses to help her out of poverty in Charlotte Lennox’s Sophia

Sophia Mr. Darnley’s younger daughter, whose subtler qualities attract Sir Charles Stanley away from her sister; she deserves to marry him but, because of her poverty, doubts his honorable intentions, treats him coldly, and leads him to doubt her love; eventually she wins him through quiet persistence, with Mr. Herbert’s help, in Charlotte Lennox’s Sophia.

Darnley, Harriot Sophia Darnley’s older sister, more obviously though less truly beautiful; vain, supercilious, and expensive, she attracts seducers rather than honorable lovers and eventually becomes mistress to Lord L—, loses her beauty to jaundice, and winds up unhappily married to a peruke maker turned ensign in Charlotte Lennox’s

Barton, Mrs. Mr. Barton’s mother; resenting Mrs. HowBarton, ard’s attempt to marry the penniless Sophia Darnley to her son, she informs her that young Mr. Howard also loves Sophia; she conspires to brand Sophia as a man-trap in Charlotte Lennox’s Sophia.

Gibbons, Mr. Farmer and William Gibbons’s father in Charlotte Lennox’s Sophia.

Gibbons, William Farmer’s son, educated as a gentleman by his aunt, though he prefers to marry Dolly Lawson and farm; talking to Sophia Darnley about his romantic difficulties, he is seen by Sir Charles Stanley and mistaken for a rival for Sophia in Charlotte Lennox’s Sophia.

Gibbons, Mrs. William Gibbons’s aunt and godmother; proud of her false and rigid “good breeding,” she takes offense at Mrs. Lawson’s raillery and forbids the match between Dolly Lawson and William in Charlotte Lennox’s Sophia.

Herbert, Mr. Mr. Darnley’s relation and family adviser; he helps protect Sophia Darnley from her rapacious mother and sister, lodges her with the respectable Lawsons, and intercedes with Sir Charles Stanley to bring about the happy ending in Charlotte Lennox’s Sophia.

Howard, Mr. Mrs. Howard’s nineteen-year-old son, whose love for Sophia Darnley enrages his mother and leads to the heroine’s dismissal in Charlotte Lennox’s Sophia.

Howard, Mrs. Hypocritical philanthropist who takes Sophia Darnley as companion and tries to marry her off to Mr. Barton; when her own son falls in love with Sophia, she dismisses her and tries to ruin her reputation in Charlotte Lennox’s Sophia.

L—, Lord Young nobleman used by Harriot Darnley to make Sir Charles Stanley jealous; he takes her as mistress, becomes disgusted with her when she boasts that she is his wife, and casts her off to make an advantageous marriage in Charlotte Lennox’s Sophia.

Lawson, Dolly Curate’s daughter, an innocent country girl, who becomes Sophia Darnley’s friend and confidante; she loves William Gibbons but is prevented from marrying him by the objections of his aunt until Sophia makes peace between the families in Charlotte Lennox’s Sophia.

Lawson, Mr. Country curate paid by Mr. Herbert to take Sophia Darnley in when Sir Charles Stanley’s attentions take a suspicious turn in Charlotte Lennox’s Sophia.

Lawson, Mrs. Sensible and polite wife of the curate Mr. Lawson; her ridicule of old Mrs. Gibbons leads that lady to break the engagement of Dolly Lawson and William Gibbons in Charlotte Lennox’s Sophia.

Stanley, Sir Charles Wealthy, handsome would-be seducer of Harriot Darnley; he falls in love honorably with Sophia Darnley and becomes her family’s benefactor but then doubts the sincerity of her love and removes his favor; he is reconciled to Sophia through the offices of Mr. Herbert in Charlotte Lennox’s Sophia.

Sollars, Michael D, and Michael David Sollars. Dictionary of Literary Characters : 5-Volume Set, Infobase Publishing, 2010. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/sfsu/detail.action?docID=618357#%5B2]

http://www.academia.edu/808566/Review_of_Henrietta_By_Charlotte_Lennox._Edited_by_Ruth_Perry_and_Susan_Carlile_Sophia_By_Charlotte_Lennox._Edited_by_Norbert_Sch%C3%BCrer