First published in 1762, Sarah Scott&rsquo;s &quot;A Description of Millenium Hall and the Country Adjacent&quot; is a novel that describes an ideal society set up by a group of gentry-class women.&nbsp;<br />The anonymous narrator is a gentleman travelling with a younger, rakish companion named Lamont; when their carriage breaks down, they seek assistance in a nearby &ldquo;hospitable mansion&rdquo; that the narrator subsequently dubs &ldquo;Millenium Hall&rdquo; in allusion to its status as an earthly paradise, saying that he &ldquo;<i>avoid[s] giving the real name, fearing to offend that modesty which has induced [the inhabitants] to conceal their virtues in retirement</i>&rdquo;. Millenium Hall is an all-female, utopian sanctuary. The ladies who reside there are pious paragons, &hellip;<br /><br />&quot;A Description of Millenium Hall and the Country Adjacent&quot; was Scott&#39;s most significant novel. It was popular enough to go to four editions by 1778, and interest in it has revived in the 21st century among feminist literary scholars.