Buy this book on-line ROCHE, Regina Maria : The Children of the AbbeyWilliam Lane at the Minerval Press, London, 1798
4 vols. A very good copy of this scarce novel in contemporary 1/2 red leather, bright blue marbled boards, the spines of vols 1, 3 and 4 with chips, Leaf L8 has a piece torn from the frwee foredge margin just slightly affecting text,. This appears to be a production fault rather than subsequent damage. The Children of the Abbey is a novel by the Irish romantic novelist Regina Maria Roche.It first appeared in 1796, in London in 4 volumes, and related the tale of Amanda and Oscar Fitzalan, two young people in love who are robbed of their rightful inheritance by a forged will. Her third novel, was a major commercial success, remaining in print for most of the 19th century, although its critical reception suffered from its original publication by the sensationalist Minerva Press. The Children of the Abbey was also mentioned in Jane Austen's popular novel Emma and in Emily Climbs by L. M. Montgomery. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of ROCHE, Regina Maria : The Children of the Abbey. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres rares, antiquarian books, livres d'occasion, out of print books and first editions. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |