A Description of Millenium Hall And the Country Adjacent Together with the Characters of the Inhabitants and Such Historical Anecdotes and Reflections As May Excite in the Reader Proper Sentiments of Humanity, and Lead the Mind to the Love of Virtue
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2008-07-13 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #26050 |
Description
"A Description of Millenium Hall" by Sarah Scott is a utopian novel published in 1762. Two male travelers stumble upon a secluded estate inhabited by an extraordinary community of unmarried women who have rejected patriarchal society. Through stories of personal disillusionment and hardship, each woman reveals why she chose this alternative life of female friendship and charitable work. The novel explores whether women can thrive independently while challenging conventional ideas about marriage and women's roles in eighteenth-century British society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)