nWhen Miss Milner announces her passion for her guardian, a Catholic priest, she breaks through the double barrier of his religious vocation and 18th-century British societys standards of proper womanly behavior. Like other women writers of her time, Elizabeth Inchbald concentrates on the question of a womans proper education, and her sureness of touch and subtlety of characterization prefigure Jane Austens work. nAbout the Series: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. nn