History of Sir George Ellison-Pa

by Sarah Scott

Book Overview

The History of Sir George Ellison (1766) is an important novel, both utopian and dystopian. Sir George, a man of benevolence, follows the pattern of the female utopia set forth in Scott's first novel, A Description of Millenium Hall (1762). In this sequel, Scott addresses issues of slavery, marriage, education, law and social justice, class pretensions, and the position of women in society, consistently emphasizing the importance, for both genders...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813108497
• ISBN13: 9780813108490
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A strange world surfaced

Sarah Scott brings a very unique vision to life in the pages of this novel. As a characterization of "real" persons it offers virtually nothing. However, the utopian world created around the story's protagonist, the at times sickeningly benevolent George Ellison, provides a stable and almost academic model upon which later utopians and dystopians would work. The book itself is easy to read, the text being appropriately sized and the font pleasing to the eye. What I find to be annoying however is the editor's choice not to use footnotes and instead include a list of notes (like a glossary) at the end of the text. While this keeps the pages from appearing cluttered, it is not at all user friendly.