The Father and Daughter
by Amelia Opie
- Reading level
- Fairly demanding
- Price
- Free
About the book
"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.
- Psychological fiction
- Young women
- Domestic fiction
- Fathers and daughters
- Mentally ill
- Seduction
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #49621. The Father and Daughter on Wikipedia.
