Day: July 5, 2025

Delarivier Manley – Restoration Period Satirist and Political Novelist Early Life and Personal Struggles Delarivier Manley was born around 1670 into a tumultuous England. Her father, Sir Roger Manley, was a royalist army officer and writer. He provided his daughter with education and access to books, a rare privilege for girls. However, tragedy struck early. Her mother died while Delarivier was still young, and soon after, her father passed away too. Orphaned, she and her sister fell under the guardianship of a relative. According to Delarivier herself, this guardian seduced…

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