Mary Elizabeth Braddon

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Only A Clod V2 (1865)

Beschreibung

Only A Clod V2 is a novel written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon and published in 1865. It is the second volume of a two-part series. The story is set in rural England and centers around the life of a young woman named Laura Malcolm. Laura is the daughter of a wealthy landowner and has always been sheltered from the harsh realities of life. However, when her father dies, she is forced to take on the responsibility of managing the estate and dealing with the various challenges that come with it. As Laura navigates her new role, she becomes increasingly aware of the injustices and inequalities that exist in society, particularly for women. She begins to question the traditional roles and expectations placed on women and becomes determined to make a difference. Along the way, she meets a variety of characters, including a young man named Edward who becomes a close friend and confidante. The novel explores themes of gender roles, social class, and the struggles of women in Victorian society. It also touches on issues such as inheritance laws, marriage, and the role of education in empowering women. Overall, Only A Clod V2 is a thought-provoking and engaging novel that offers a unique perspective on the challenges faced by women in the 19th century.In Three Volumes.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

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (4 October 1835 - 4 February 1915) was a popular English novelist of the Victorian era. Braddon was a prolific writer, producing more than 80 novels with inventive plots. The most famous is Lady Audley's Secret (1862), which won her recognition and a fortune as a bestseller. Braddon founded Belgravia magazine in 1866, which presented readers with serialised sensation novels, poems, travel narratives, and biographies, along with essays on fashion, history, and science. Born in Soho, London, Mary Elizabeth Braddon was privately educated. Her mother Fanny separated from her father Henry because of his infidelities in 1840, when Mary was five. When Mary was ten years old, her brother Edward Braddon left for India and later Australia, where he became Premier of Tasmania. Mary worked as an actress for three years, when she was befriended by Clara and Adelaide Biddle. They were only playing minor roles, but Braddon was able to support herself and her mother. Adelaide noted that Braddon's interest in acting waned as she took up writing novels. Mary met John Maxwell (1824-1895), a publisher of periodicals, in April 1861 and moved in with him in 1861. However, Maxwell was already married to Mary Ann Crowley, with whom he had five children. While Maxwell and Braddon were living as husband and wife, Crowley was living with her family. On 1864, Maxwell tried to legitimize their relationship by telling the newspapers that they were legally married; "however, Richard Brinsley Knowles wrote to these papers, informing them that his sister-in-law and true wife of Maxwell was still living, thereby exposing Braddon's 'wife' status as a façade." Mary acted as stepmother to his children until 1874, when Maxwell's wife died and they were able to get married at St. Bride's Church in Fleet Street. Braddon had six children by him: Gerald, Fanny, Francis, William, Winifred Rosalie, and Edward Herry Harrington.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 427g
• ISBN-13: 9781437105056
• ISBN-10: 143710505X
• Artikelnr.: 25509055