![]() ![]() One night she discovers that she can climb out of her bedroom window and escape into the streets of Bath. Chaperoned by her aunt, forced to wear restrictive clothing and to travel everywhere by sedan chair, Sophia is desperate for freedom. She achieves this in spectacular fashion, even rebuffing an attractive man who is clearly taking a genuine and sympathetic interest in her. ![]() Terrified at this prospect, she decides to make herself as disagreeable as possible to everyone she meets in Bath in order to discourage suitors. His response is to take her to Bath for the season in the hope of finding her a husband – which for Sophia is likely to mean passing from the control of one tyrant to another. ![]() When her cruel father returns from his slave-run plantations, he is furious at how unruly his daughter has become. She also has a keen sense of right and wrong and a determination to stand up for herself and others. Sophia is an intelligent, energetic girl who reads Aphra Behn’s plays, rides horses and is a crack shot. ![]()
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