Olive, first published in 1850 traces its eponymous heroine's progress from her ill-starred birth to maturity as a painter and wife. 'Sybilla considered beauty as all in all. And this child -- her child and Angus's, would be a deformity on the face of the earth, a shame to its parents, a dishonour to its race'. Cripple Olive Rothesay must not only win her parents' affection but also overcome their initial disgust at her physical 'imperfection', a curvature of the spine. Published three years after Jane Eyre, Olive's swift fictional response to Bronte's novel raises questions of family, races, and nation through the story of Olive's struggle to take her place in the world as artist and woman.
Paralyzed in an accident while a baby, young Prince Dolor is imprisoned in a lonely tower by his usurping uncle. He is visited by his mysterious godmother who provides him with magical gifts, including a traveling cloak that allows him to fly across the land. He uses his gifts to return to his rightful place on the throne. Also included are several short stories by the author also featuring princes.
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