When William Harrison Ainsworth wrote Rookwood, he was struggling against a recent bankruptcy of the business he shared with his father-in-law. Returning to the practice of law in 1830 and anticipating the birth of his third daughter, according to biographer… Read More ›
Susan Ferrier allowed six years to pass between the release of her well-liked novel of manners, Marriage, and Inheritance, another anonymously published story that focused on the romantic choices of young women. She had worked on the novel at Morningside… Read More ›
George Moore’s melodramatic romance novel Evelyn Innes is replete with characters based on real people. The author fashioned Evelyn’s father after the French-born musician Arnold Dolmetsch (1858–1940), who studied Renaissance music and the instruments that produced it in London. A… Read More ›
While not considered among Charles Reade’s major works, Christie Johnstone provides a delightful insight into his sense of humor. Not only does the novel’s subject matter entertain, but its format also proves of interest, as Reade designed some chapters as… Read More ›
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