Charlotte M. Braeme

Broschiertes Buch

Coralie

Beschreibung

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - "Eighty pounds a year!" My reader can imagine that this was no great fortune. I had little or nothing to spend in kid gloves or cigars; indeed, to speak plain, prosaic English, I went without a good dinner far oftener than I had one. Yet, withal, I was passing rich on eighty pounds a year. My father, Captain Trevelyan, a brave and deserving officer, died when I was a child. My mother, a meek, fragile invalid, never recovered his loss, but died some years after him, leaving me alone in the world with my sister Clare. When I was young I had great dreams of fame and glory. I was to be a brave soldier like my dear, dead father, or a great writer or a statesman. I dreamed of everything except falling into the common grooves of life - which was my fate in after years. My mother, believing in my dreams, contrived to send me to college - we both considered a college education the only preliminary to a golden future. How she managed it out of her slender means I cannot tell, but she kept me at college for three years. I was just trying to decide what profession to adopt, when a letter came summoning me suddenly home.

Autor

Charlotte Mary Braeme was an English novelist born on November 1, 1836, in England. She gained recognition for her romantic and sometimes melodramatic novels, which were popular during the Victorian era. Her works often focused on themes of love, social expectations, and the complexities of relationships. Braeme's writing was known for its emotional intensity and character-driven plots, reflecting the societal norms and gender dynamics of her time. Among her notable works are Dora Thorne and The Flaming Clue, both of which were widely read and eventually adapted into films. Her stories often portrayed women grappling with societal pressures, love, and personal sacrifice, resonating with readers in the 19th century and beyond. Despite her success as a writer, Braeme's life was short, as she passed away at the age of 48 on November 25, 1884, in Hinckley, United Kingdom. Though she was not as widely celebrated as some of her contemporaries, her works continue to offer insights into the emotional and social complexities of the Victorian era.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: 1st World Library - Literary Society
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 172g
• ISBN-13: 9781421804163
• ISBN-10: 1421804166
• Artikelnr.: 21938694