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The Keepsake - Softcover

Lord Dover

 
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Synopsis

The Keepsake by Lord Dover is a nineteenth-century illustrated miscellany that assembles a broad array of prose and verse from popular and distinguished authors. The volume opens with Vicissitudes in the Life of a Princess of the House of Brunswick by Lord Dover, a historical tale of royal intrigue, escape, and exile, followed by poems and shorter narratives by Henry Liddell, Leitch Ritchie, Mrs. Charles Gore, I. H. Lowther, and others. The works range from sentimental lyric pieces and moral tales to Gothic adventures and romantic escapades, set in Europe, the Americas, and the wider world. Among the celebrated entries are The Novice, The Monument, The Outlaw’s Bride, The Highland Cottage, Pepita, The Moor, From the Spanish, and A Tale of Modern Science, reflecting a taste for chivalry, mystery, science, and travel. The Keepsake offers a panoramic snapshot of early 19th-century taste, combining moral instruction with entertainment, praise of virtue with fascination for danger, and a love of picturesque scenery and exotic settings. It is a window onto a literary culture that bridged Enlightenment ideals and romantic imagination.

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