Molesworth

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Imogen Or, Only Eighteen

Beschreibung

Imogen, written by way of the very productive Mrs. Molesworth, is a charming book that flows with fashion and allure. The story is focused on Imogen, the name person, a younger girl who is managing the problems of youth and social expectancies. Mrs. Molesworth, whose real call was Mary Louisa Molesworth, become an incredible English creator who made vital contributions to children's writing in the course of the Victorian generation. Imogen's personality is cautiously created to expose the hard times and happy instances in her coming-of-age journey. In the setting of Victorian society, the book does a tremendous activity of exploring identification, friendship, and self-discovery. Mrs. Molesworth's writing fashion is a lovely blend of poetry and a deep understanding of her characters' feelings. This makes Imogen a tale with a view to continually be relevant to readers of every age. The book's lasting appeal comes from its ability to transport readers to extraordinary instances and locations, giving them a glimpse into the traditional struggles and triumphs of teenagers. Mrs. Molesworth's Imogen is a well-known example of ways right an author she turned into, and it's far nevertheless a liked piece of Victorian kid's literature.

Autor

Mary Louisa Molesworth, née Stewart (29 May 1839 - 20 January 1921) was an English children's story writer who published under the pen name Mrs Molesworth. Her early adult novels, Lover and Husband (1869) to Cicely (1874), were published under the pen name Ennis Graham. Her name is sometimes spelled M. L. S. Molesworth. She was born in Rotterdam, the daughter of wealthy trader Charles Augustus Stewart (1809-1873) and his wife Agnes Janet Wilson (1810-1883). Mary was the youngest of four siblings. She was schooled in the United Kingdom and Switzerland, and spent much of her childhood in Manchester. She married Major R. Molesworth, nephew of Viscount Molesworth, in 1861; they divorced in 1879. She spent the first few years of her marriage in Tabley Grange, near Knutsford in Cheshire, which she rented from George, 2nd Lord de Tabley. Mrs. Molesworth is best known for her children's stories, including Tell Me a Story (1875), Carrots (1876), The Cuckoo Clock (1877), The Tapestry Room (1879), and A Christmas Child (1880). She's been dubbed "the Jane Austen of the nursery," and The Carved Lions (1895) is considered "her masterpiece." According to Roger Lancelyn Green.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double9 Books
• Seitenzahl: 122
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 165g
• ISBN-13: 9789359958491
• ISBN-10: 9359958492
• Artikelnr.: 69891448