Jessie Fothergill

Broschiertes Buch

Borderland

A Country Town Chronicle (1890)

Beschreibung

Borderland: A Country Town Chronicle is a novel written by Jessie Fothergill and first published in 1890. The story is set in the fictional town of Borderland, located on the border between England and Scotland. The novel follows the lives of the town's inhabitants, including the wealthy landowners, the working-class families, and the local tradespeople.The plot revolves around the various relationships and conflicts that arise between the characters, including romantic entanglements, family dramas, and political tensions. The novel also explores the themes of social class, gender roles, and the changing landscape of rural England during the late 19th century.Throughout the book, Fothergill paints a vivid picture of life in a small town, capturing the unique customs and traditions of the region. She also delves into the history of the area, exploring the impact of the border conflicts between England and Scotland on the town and its people.Overall, Borderland: A Country Town Chronicle is a rich and engaging novel that offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of rural English communities during a time of great change.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Jessie Fothergill was an English novelist. Her novel, The First Violin, did particularly well. Publishers rejected it because a wife commits adultery, something they did not think readers would welcome. They were wrong. Fothergill was born in June 1851 in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, as the eldest child of cotton trader Thomas Fothergill and his wife Anne. He had formerly been a Quaker. Anne was the daughter of Burnley residents William and Judith Coultate. (Jess Fothergill's sister Catherine also wrote novels, which were published between 1883 and 1898.) When she was younger, the Fothergills relocated to Bowdon, Cheshire, where she attended a private school before moving to Harrogate to attend boarding school there. Jessie, Caroline, and two friends stayed in Düsseldorf, Germany, for 15 months in 1874. When she returned to England, she published her first novel, Healey, in 1875, having already begun her third novel, The First Violin (1876), which earned Fothergill's name but was initially published anonymously to protect her family. Inspired by her 15 months of music studies in Dusseldorf, it tells the narrative of a 17-year-old English girl who rejects the attentions of a wealthy landowner in order to become a lady's companion and travel to "Elberthal" for voice training.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 496
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 711g
• ISBN-13: 9781104076870
• ISBN-10: 110407687X
• Artikelnr.: 26114849