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The Release: Or Caroline¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s French Kindred is a novel written by Charlotte Mary Yonge and first published in 1896. The story follows Caroline, a young woman who is left orphaned and alone after her father¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s death. She is taken in by her French relatives, who are Huguenots and therefore face persecution in their own country. Caroline soon finds herself caught up in the political and religious turmoil of the time, as she becomes involved in the struggle for religious freedom in France.As Caroline navigates her way through this dangerous and uncertain world, she must also come to terms with her own identity and place in society. She is torn between her loyalty to her French family and her English heritage, and must decide where her true loyalties lie.The Release is a powerful and emotional novel that explores themes of identity, loyalty, and religious freedom. It is a vivid portrayal of life in France during a tumultuous period of history, and is sure to captivate readers with its richly drawn characters and compelling plot.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Charlotte Mary Yonge was an English author who lived from 1823 to 1901 and wrote for the church. The many books she wrote helped the Oxford Movement grow, and they showed how much she cared about public health and cleanliness. Kate Mary Yonge was born on August 11, 1823, in Otterbourne, Hampshire, England. Her parents were William Yonge and Fanny Yonge, née Bargus. She went to school with her father at home and learned Latin, Greek, French, Euclid, and math. Her father could be very strict with her. He expected a level of hard work and correctness that I had never seen before. It was so loud that no one could stand to hear it, and it often made me cry, but his approval was so sweet that it was a great motivator. Even though people often say nice things about how dirty I am, I think it would have broken our hearts to stop working together. We kept going until I was a few years past twenty. Yonge loved her father deeply and for a long time. Her relationship with him seems to have set the bar for all other relationships, even marriage. For him, "approbation was throughout life my bliss; his anger my misery for the time."
