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The Heir of Redclyffe (1853) was the first of Charlotte M. Yonge's bestselling romantic novels. Its religious tone derives from the High Church background of her family and from her friendship with a leading figure in the Oxford Movement, John Read More..

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Description	The Heir of Redclyffe (1853) was the first of Charlotte M. Yonge's bestselling romantic novels. Its religious tone derives from the High Church background of her family and from her friendship with a leading figure in the Oxford Movement, John Keble, who closely supervised the writing of the book. The germ of its plot was suggested by her friend Marianne Dyson. According to J. B. Priestley The Heir of Redclyffe was "the most popular novel of the whole age…Its popularity left Dickens and Thackeray far behind." Ethel Romanes Charlotte Mary Yonge: An Appreciation (London: A. R. Mowbray, 1908) pp. 63-64; Humphrey Carpenter and Mari Prichard The Oxford Companion to Children’s Literature (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984) p. 244; J. B. Priestley Victoria's Heyday (New York: Harper & Row, 1972) p. 124.
Description	The Heir of Redclyffe (1853) was the first of Charlotte M. Yonge's bestselling romantic novels. Its religious tone derives from the High Church background of her family and from her friendship with a leading figure in the Oxford Movement, John Keble, who closely supervised the writing of the book. The germ of its plot was suggested by her friend Marianne Dyson. According to J. B. Priestley The Heir of Redclyffe was "the most popular novel of the whole age…Its popularity left Dickens and Thackeray far behind." Ethel Romanes Charlotte Mary Yonge: An Appreciation (London: A. R. Mowbray, 1908) pp. 63-64; Humphrey Carpenter and Mari Prichard The Oxford Companion to Children’s Literature (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984) p. 244; J. B. Priestley Victoria's Heyday (New York: Harper & Row, 1972) p. 124.

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Name	The Heir of Redclyffe
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Authors	Charlotte M. Yonge
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Genre	Romance novel
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Language	English
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Country	United Kingdom
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