The plot of A Simple Story focuses on the feelings and events in the life of Miss Milner who falls in love with her guardian who serves as a Catholic priest. This was a breaking-through announcement as it challenged the religious and moral standards of the society of the 18th century in Britain. Moreover, Elizabeth Inchbald rises such important questions as women's behavior and their role in the world, the importance of education and their way of life which were really challenging and progressiv
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