Marcella

By Ward, Mrs. Humphry

Book Id: WPLBN0002952117
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File Size: 729.66 MB
Reproduction Date: 2011

Title:	Marcella
Author:	Ward, Mrs. Humphry
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Fiction
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Marcella
Historic Publication Date:	1894
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Humphry Ward, B. M., & Ward, M. A. (1894). Marcella. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

Description
Mary Augusta Ward was a very popular author at the end of the 19th century. The arrival of Marcella was discussed a lot in the London news papers. This popular novel tells about Marcella Boyce, a beauty of the 1880s, who thinks she truly believes in the values of socialism. A 21-year-old art student, she lives in a boarding house in Kensington until her father inherits Mellor Park, the family estate which is located in the Midlands. She unwillingly leaving her studies, all the things she loves and wants to do, and her friends, and starts her new life at Mellor Park, determined to help the poor people she sees around her. Then Aldous Raeburn, Tory candidate for Parliament and heir to Lord Maxwell's estate, falls in love with her. But Marcella is torn between her love of power and her power to love. But she'll have to learn in the hard way that high morals are apt to clash with reality. (Summary by Stav Nisser)

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

Excerpt
Fiction