Humphry Ward

A Great Success (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

'A Great Success' is a novel written by Mrs. Humphry Ward. The story begins by introducing us to Arthur and Doris Meadows, who are the owners of a house in South Kensington. One day, Arthur accidentally gives a taxi driver half a crown instead of the fare of one and twopence, causing the driver to think he's mad. Doris tries to retrieve the overpayment by running to the window, but the driver makes off quickly. After the incident, Arthur and Doris sit down on the sofa to go through their post, which includes letters from publishers asking for Arthur's book and invitations from various literary societies offering fame but no cash.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Good Press
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 4064066244019
• Artikelnr.: 58929539

Autorenporträt

Mary Augusta Ward CBE was a British author who lived from June 11, 1851, to March 24, 1920. She wrote under her married name, Mrs. Humphry Ward. Setting up a Settlement in London to help poor people get better schooling was one way she did this. In 1908, she became the first President of the Women's National Anti-Suffrage League. Mary Augusta Arnold was born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. She came from a well-known family of writers and educators. Mary was the daughter of Julia Sorell and Tom Arnold, who taught literature. William Thomas Arnold was a writer and journalist, Ethel Arnold worked for women's right to vote, and Julia Huxley started Prior's Field School for Girls in 1902 and married Leonard Huxley. Their sons were Julian and Aldous Huxley. It was important for British intellectual life to have people like the Arnolds and the Huxleys. Author Matthew Arnold was her uncle, and Thomas Arnold, the famous headmaster of Rugby School, was her grandpa. Tom Arnold, Mary's father, was made head of schools in Van Diemen's Land, which is now Tasmania. He started his job on January 15, 1850.