Lovers Vows

Holly McCormack had no beauty but combined a beautiful voice with a witty tongue and a sensible approach to life. She lived with her aunt and beautiful cousin Jane near the Abbey, Lord Dewar’s home. He announced he would produce Romeo and Juliet, with Jane to star. Holly found herself immersed with costumes, nagging Dewar to accomplish things for the neighborhood, and falling in love. Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett Coventry

Lovers' Vows is a play by Elizabeth Inchbald, inspired by August von Kotzebue's Das Kind der Liebe, literally translated as "Love Child" or "Natural Son." The story tells about love, the broken promise of marriage, and illegitimate birth. The main heroine, Agatha, raises her son in poverty after her lover and family refuse her. As the children grow and time passes, many deeds of the past get reevaluated, and a story receives an unexpected ending.

'Lovers' Vows; A Play, In Five Acts' by Elizabeth Inchbald takes readers on a dramatic journey through love, betrayal, and the pursuit of redemption. Set in Germany, the play follows Agatha, a destitute woman who reveals to her long-lost son, Frederick, the painful truth of his illegitimate birth. As Frederick tries to support his mother, he becomes entangled in a desperate act of robbery involving the wealthy Baron Wildenhaim and Count Cassel. Meanwhile, a complicated web of romantic entanglements unfolds, with the Baron's daughter Amelia torn between societal expectations and her true love, Anhalt, a humble clergyman. With tensions rising and secrets exposed, the fate of these characters hangs in the balance as they navigate their intertwined lives.

Reproduction of the original: Lovers Vows A Play in Five Acts by Mrs. Inchbald