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Afternoon of an Autocrat

Norah Lofts (1956)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Loveless MarriagePower Imbalance

Positive tags

HeartwarmingHopeful EndingProtector

Hero archetypes

Protective HeroCommoner / Peasant

Heroine archetypes

Lady / Aristocrat

Tropes

Forbidden LoveRescueClass StruggleMedieval European

Themes

Class StruggleForbidden LoveDuty vs DesireSocial Hierarchy

Synopsis

Hadstock, Sir Richard's bailiff, is determined to rescue Linda Schelmadine from her loveless marriage to the cold-hearted Sir Richard.

Tags

Historical RomanceMedieval Fiction