Ethel May Dell

Broschiertes Buch

The Rocks Of Valpre (1913)

Beschreibung

The Rocks of Valpre is a novel written by Ethel May Dell and published in 1913. The story is set in the French Riviera and follows the life of a young woman named Alix. She is the daughter of a wealthy Englishman and has grown up in luxury, but she is not content with her life. She longs for adventure and excitement, and her wish is granted when she meets a handsome stranger named Maurice. Alix and Maurice fall in love, but their happiness is short-lived when Maurice is accused of a crime he did not commit. He is forced to flee, leaving Alix behind. Heartbroken, Alix must now navigate the treacherous waters of society without the man she loves. The novel explores themes of love, betrayal, and redemption. It also delves into the class divide between the wealthy English expatriates and the locals in the French Riviera. Dell's vivid descriptions of the landscape and the people of the region bring the story to life, and her characters are richly drawn and complex. Overall, The Rocks of Valpre is a gripping tale of romance and adventure that will transport readers to a bygone era of glamour and intrigue.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

Ethel M. Dell (1881 - 1939) was a British writer of over 30 popular romance novels and several short stories from 1911 to 1939. Ethel Dell worked on a novel for several years, but it was rejected by eight publishers. Finally the publisher T. Fisher Unwin bought the book for their First Novel Library, a series which introduced a writer's first book. This book, entitled The Way of an Eagle, was published in 1911 and by 1915 it had gone through thirty printings. Her debut novel is very characteristic of Ethel M. Dell's novels. There is a very feminine woman, an alpha male, a setting in India, passion galore liberally mixed with some surprisingly shocking violence and religious sentiments sprinkled throughout. While readers adored Ethel M. Dell's novels, critics hated them with a passion; but she did not care what the critics thought. She considered herself a good storyteller - nothing more and nothing less. She continued to write novels for a number of years. She made quite a lot of money, from £20,000 to £30,000 a year, but remained quiet and almost pathologically shy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 536
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 767g
• ISBN-13: 9781437334029
• ISBN-10: 1437334024
• Artikelnr.: 25874800