Project Gutenberg 2013-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 215 Fenwick, E. (Eliza) 1766 1840 Fenwick, Eliza Secresy; or, Ruin on the Rock Secrecy; or, Ruin on the Rock E-text prepared by Delphine Lettau, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Secresy; or, Ruin on the Rock" by Eliza Fenwick is a novel written during the late 18th century. The story focuses on the lives and emotional struggles of two main characters, Caroline Ashburn and Sibella Valmont, as they navigate the complexities of love, authority, and personal freedom within the confines of a castle ruled by the stern Mr. Valmont. The narrative unfolds through a series of letters that explore their intimate thoughts and feelings toward one another and the world around them. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Caroline Ashburn, who begins by writing a letter to Mr. Valmont regarding his niece, Sibella. Caroline expresses concern for Sibella's well-being, suggesting that Mr. Valmont's strict seclusion of her niece may not be in her best interest. Sibella, in her correspondence, reveals her dissatisfaction with her uncle's controlling nature and her yearning for freedom, particularly her love for Clement Montgomery, a young man her uncle wishes to distance from her. The opening sets the stage for the unfolding drama of personal desires versus societal constraints, with rich character dynamics and an underlying critique of the rigid class structures of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Feminist fiction Women -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 634652 2025-08-17T13:33:48.900884 text/html 620983 2024-10-23T17:59:54 text/html 350072 2025-08-17T13:33:59.292834 application/epub+zip 358194 2025-08-17T13:33:52.304908 application/epub+zip 319353 2025-08-17T13:33:50.784887 application/epub+zip 646914 2025-08-17T13:34:05.130806 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 597084 2025-08-17T13:33:58.337799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529924 2022-09-19T20:06:28.160317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 611612 2025-08-17T13:33:47.825859 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 591782 2024-10-23T17:59:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16399 2025-08-17T13:34:05.300789 application/rdf+xml 15015 2025-08-17T13:33:51.322827 image/jpeg 3799 2025-08-17T13:33:51.053838 image/jpeg 335864 2025-08-17T13:33:48.958880 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