Sophia (Annotated)

In *Sophia*, Stanley John Weyman turns from the swords-and-cloaks atmosphere of his French romances to the subtler perils of eighteenth-century English society. The novel is a historical romance of manners, courtship, reputation, and intrigue, shaped by brisk plotting and a keen eye for period detail. Weyman's prose combines narrative elegance with theatrical suspense, placing private emotion agai...