Thus far in reading Romance of the Forest I’ve yet to be entertained I’ve just been annoyed. Adeline, while being the epitome of a proper woman of the time period is just downright annoying! I understand the sections of the book serve to act as a guide to show how women of society should act and that by fainting she is showing her virtue and exerting control but really, how many times does she have to faint? It makes reading Anne Radcliff so much less enjoyable. However I am glad that there are bits of excitement being added in to keep things interesting. The old abbey with its supposed haunting and stories of its past coupled with the circumstances in which the LaMottes and Adeline come to inhabit it keep the book interesting enough that I don’t want to throw it down everything Adeline faints. I am starting to hope though that they story line will pick up a bit. It tends to drag in parts and the details that go into some parts of the story, in my opinion could be left out but I assume it was just the style of the time.
Your post makes me laugh--yes, she does faint alot--and it is really frustrating for us 21st century women :)
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