| Author: | Maurice Baring | ISBN: | 9780755150953 |
| Publisher: | House of Stratus | Publication: | September 29, 2014 |
| Imprint: | House of Stratus | Language: | English |
| Author: | Maurice Baring |
| ISBN: | 9780755150953 |
| Publisher: | House of Stratus |
| Publication: | September 29, 2014 |
| Imprint: | House of Stratus |
| Language: | English |
This sophisticated and intricate novel, based on true events, takes place in the late nineteenth century and begins with Henry Clifford, a man of taste and worldly philosophy, whose simple determination to do as he likes and live as he wishes is threatened when his daughter falls in love with an unsuitable man. With subtle twists and turns in a fascinating portrait of society, Maurice Baring conveys the moral that love is too strong to be overcome by mere mortals.
This sophisticated and intricate novel, based on true events, takes place in the late nineteenth century and begins with Henry Clifford, a man of taste and worldly philosophy, whose simple determination to do as he likes and live as he wishes is threatened when his daughter falls in love with an unsuitable man. With subtle twists and turns in a fascinating portrait of society, Maurice Baring conveys the moral that love is too strong to be overcome by mere mortals.
