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Adeline Mowbray
1804 novel by Amelia Opie
Adeline Mowbray, or, The Mother and Daughter is a novel by Amelia Opie that was published in 1804. Many of the heroine's experiences are based on the unconventional life of Mary Wollstonecroft, an acquaintance of Opie. In the novel, Opie explores what might happen when a woman's idealistic philosophical beliefs conflict with society's notions about female sexuality.