[Book] Reformed Coquet & Accomplished Ra

This book consists of three novels written by Mary Davys. I only read Reformed Coquet and The Accomplished Rake for class.

It took me a while to get used to the 18th-century language. The strange spellings aside, it was confusing to read a book where the dialogue was not broken down into paragraphs or assigned clearly to a speaker. Both novels turned out to be interesting reads. I specially enjoyed the subversive nature of the stories and the witty dialogue that constantly called into question gender roles as socially constructed performances. These novels are definitely better than Pamela, which I still can't bring myself to finish.

7/10