I can't figure it out.

[leslie]

I read a book in my high school Brit Lit class, but I can't for the life of me figure out what it was and it's haunted me for eight years.

The reason I can't find it is because I can only remember one specific scene from the book...it involves a girl who goes to a mascarade party and I believe she dresses as a man...either that or she's just disguised and no one knows who she is. I think that a guy is watching her and when he sees her take off her mask he falls in love with her? If I remember correctly, she was a visitor but I have no idea why she was where she was.

It also had a movie adaptation. It was probably late 1980's-early 90's?(The book was much older...not in the 20th cent) There was one scene where the girl was wearing a long white flowing dress and was in a field or moors of some sort. She had long dark hair with fair skin. I know it's not Wuthering Heights, obviously...and it's not Much Ado About Nothing.

Please please please help me if you can. It's been driving me batty for years. :flare:

Thanks muchly.

[MaryLupin]

I'm not sure I'm not sure but it could be As You Like It.

Look at this site to see if it matches your memory.

Shakespeare'sPlots (http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plots/asups.html)

[Geoff Shipley]

It souds like Steppenwolf But that would be German literature. Do you by chance recall a heavy jazz theme?

[morgane]

I think it may be Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. The plot involves twins, a boy and a girl, and at some point the girl dresses like her brother. There have been plenty of movie adaptations over the years. I realy think it may be what you are looking for.

[leslie]

Well...it wasn't Steppenwolf, that was too recent.

I also know that it wasn't Shakespeare, it was in novel form...though I will say that you guys are on target....that's the answer that I've been getting everywhere. :)

It was suggested that maybe it was Tess of the d'Urbervilles, which makes some sense because the movie (1998) seems familiar, but I don't recall any masq. ball scene...only the may dance and I could have sworn it was at night. I fear I may be confusing every book we read in my class that year.

Thanks for the help, though!