Bessie Costrell - Humphry Ward

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Résumé :
A piercing glimpse of Victorian life that still resonates today, Bessie Costrell draws you into the quiet, urgent dramas of a London and a society driven by appearances, reputation, and unspoken loyalties. This classic social novel from Mrs. Humphry Ward masterfully blends moral tension with intimate character study. In the setting of victorian england, the narrative examines how class and morality shape marriage, friendship, and personal choice. Its roots in british literary realism anchor a humane, perceptive critique of gender roles and the constraints of contemporary expectations, offering both a compelling read and a thoughtful mirror for modern readers. The book speaks with clarity to literary fiction readers and book clubs alike, inviting discussion of conscience, loyalty, and the cost of social conformity. Bessie Costrell is not merely a historical artefact...

Biographie:
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....

Sommaire:
it is a living conversation with the past. Its significance extends beyond entertainment to a patrimony of British literary heritage, connecting readers with the texture of london victorian society and the wider currents of Victorian England. For collectors and casual readers alike, this edition is a gateway to a revered, unfinished conversation about love, duty, and the price of propriety-restored for today's and future generations. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this is more than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure for those seeking the best of modern british classics....