Project Gutenberg 2012-01-08 Public domain in the USA. 260 Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire 1757 1806 Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer Cavendish, Duchess of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire Spencer, Georgiana The Sylph, Volume I and II Produced by Dr. Clare Graham, Laura McDonald at http:www.girlebooks.com and Marc D'Hooghe (From images generously made available by the Internet Archive) "The Sylph, Volume I and II" by Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire is a novel written in the late 18th century. It appears to delve into themes of romance, social class, and the experiences of young women during a period of societal transition. The narrative follows the character of W. Stanley, who reflects on his turbulent emotions and romantic exploits, particularly involving a beautiful woman he becomes infatuated with, suggesting complex love dynamics and the intersection of personal desire with societal expectations. At the start of the novel, the protagonist, W. Stanley, addresses his friend Lord Biddulph, revealing that he is now married, which seems to surprise his friend. Stanley recounts his impulsive marriage to a beautiful but naive country woman, leading him to reminisce about his passionate but reckless escapades in the pursuit of love. After a near-fatal accident while admiring two enchanting women in the Welsh mountains, he finds himself convalescing at the home of a kind host, Mr. Grenville. Locked in a battle between his newfound domesticity and his previous lifestyle of carefree seductions, Stanley's inner conflict manifests as he becomes increasingly enamored with Julia, the daughter of Mr. Grenville, thereby complicating his situation as he navigates the expectations of love and marriage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Epistolary fiction Guardian angels -- Fiction Welsh -- England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: British Literature 489609 2025-08-15T14:03:12.496603 text/html 469499 2024-04-03T08:44:16 text/html 273103 2025-08-15T14:03:20.651503 application/epub+zip 280266 2025-08-15T14:03:15.601554 application/epub+zip 251765 2025-08-15T14:03:14.425565 application/epub+zip 509930 2025-08-15T14:03:24.593510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489160 2025-08-15T14:03:19.909552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437049 2022-09-17T14:42:59.980048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468061 2025-08-15T14:03:11.867547 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 448152 2024-04-03T09:24:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17336 2025-08-15T14:03:24.720478 application/rdf+xml 16058 2025-08-15T14:03:14.927576 image/jpeg 4323 2025-08-15T14:03:14.678547 image/jpeg 270222 2025-08-15T14:03:12.537575 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia