The female Quixote
Subtitle: or, The adventures of Arabella
By: edited with an introduction by Margaret Dalziel; Chronology and appendix by Duncan Isles.
Series: Oxford English novels
Publisher: Oxford U.P.
Published: 1970
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 427
Subjects: Women -- Fiction; England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction
Other titles: Adventures of Arabella.
Description: A parody of the style of Cervantes, the novel relates the misadventures of the aristocratic Arabella, a devoted reader of romantic fiction. This novel was much praised by Fielding, Richardson and Dr Johnson.