"The Scandal of the Season": by Sophie Gee

Sophie Gees’ first novel, “The Scandal of the Season”, has been well received and rightfully so. Dealing with the circumstances in England in the early 18th Century, she uses the political and religious controversies dealing with the establishment of a Anglican Church and the fears of Catholicism, he provides a story centering of Alexander Pope.

What struck me as unusual is that the author’s ability to use language typical of the upper elite of society. The language is so different from what has become common to us. But, what was so interesting to me is that I recently read “Pride and Prejudice” since I had never read any of Jane Austen’s works. Without knowing who the author was, I would have thought that Jane Austen was writing the story. I am so impressed that the literary style is so similar.