Jane Barker

The Amours of Bosvil and Galesia Jane Barker

The Amours of Bosvil and Galesia As Related to Lucasia in St. Germains Garden by Jane Barker The Amours of Bosvil and Galesia By Jane Barker English poet and novelist of the early 18th century. The Amours of Bosvil and Galesia [1713] was considered her most successful work. A staunch Jacobite, she followed King James II of England into exile at Saint-Germain-en-Laye in France shortly after James' defeat in the Glorious Revolution [1688]. During her exile, she wrote a group of political poems, "A Collection of Poems Referring to the Times" [1701], which conveyed her anxiety towards the political future of England. She later became a novelist and wrote Exilius; or, The Banished Roman [1715], Barker was never married and her works show a strong lack of interest in marriage. Instead, she sought to challenge the status quo of female subordination. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.