Fantomina or Love in a Maze

from countrylife

Written in 1725, this story concerns a young woman who goes to quite extreme lengths to try to interest and then to keep a man on whom her sights are set. Both from exclusive families, her means for capturing his attention were limited. The methods she chose yield the usual result. It is written ...

from HopingforChange

This story is brilliantly ridiculous and populated with characters of great sensibility. Everything in the text is exaggerated and heightened, which makes for a fabulous reading experience. This is the fluff of the 18th century!

from Briars_Reviews

Fantomina; or, Love in a Maze is a great, unique read that really hooked me. I read this for a Brit Lit assignment and I was blown away. The lead female character is very manipulative, trying to get herself a man by donning many disguises. Depending on who looks at it, this woman is either a fem...

from Briars_Reviews

Fantomina; or, Love in a Maze is a great, unique read that really hooked me. I read this for a Brit Lit assignment and I was blown away. The lead female character is very manipulative, trying to get herself a man by donning many disguises. Depending on who looks at it, this woman is either a fem...