The Father and Daughter: A Tale, in Prose

by Amelia Opie

"The Father and Daughter: A Tale, in Prose" by Amelia Opie is a novel published in 1801. Agnes Fitzhenry returns to her father's home as a disgraced woman with an illegitimate child, seeking redemption after eloping with a libertine who abandoned her. She finds her father driven mad by the shock of her disappearance. As Agnes devotes herself to nursing him back to health, she must confront her shame while struggling to earn forgiveness from both her father and society.