Mary Powell & Deborah's Diary
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Country gardens, family loyalties and an uneasy marriage shape Anne Manning's fictional account of Mary Powell, John Milton's first wife. Set against the struggle between King and Parliament, the volume pairs Mary's story with its sequel, Deborah's Diary. Mary's Royalist upbringing in Oxfordshire meets the very different convictions and household of the Puritan poet, making private relationships part of a wider political divide.
The diary form gives space to ordinary visits, troubled thoughts and conversations about faith. In one passage, Mary spends time comforting a distressed neighbour before meeting the clergyman Jeremy Taylor, whose remarks connect charity with relief from personal sorrow. Deliberately old-fashioned spelling helps establish the period voice.
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Book facts
- Author
- Anne Manning
- Reading time
- About 4 hours
- Pages
- 138
- Language
- English
- Genre
- British Classics
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online