I’ve a new review up at Shiny New Books!
It’s of Emmeline, The Orphan of the Castle, Charlotte Smith’s first novel, originally published in 1788 and now re-issued in an elegant paperback by Michael Walmer.
It’s a big and absorbing read for a winter evening (or ten). Fun fact: Jane Austen mocked Charlotte Smith but was influenced by her too...
(There’s also an excellent review by Rob Spence here.)