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“The Missionary: An Indian Tale” is a historical novel by Lady Morgan. It focuses on the complex relationship between Hilarion, a Portuguese missionary to India, and Luxima, an Indian prophetess. Both characters are of noble birth, deeply committed to their respective religions, and have taken vows of chastity.
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Lady Morgan
Lady Morgan was the public name of Sydney Owenson, an Irish novelist whose fiction joined romance, travel, politics, and criticism of imperial power. The Wild Irish Girl, published in 1806 as a national tale, uses letters from the English visitor Horatio to explore the landscape,…
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