Kirsteen: The Story of a Scotch Family Seventy Years Ago

di Margaret Oliphant (Autore)

Anne M. Scriven (Curatore)

Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 2010

Kirsteen is the tale of a young woman from an old but impoverished Argyllshire family who escapes her domineering father and seeks her independence. Kirsteen's options appear to be unpaid drudgery at home, or a loveless marriage. Rejecting both, she escapes to London where she makes a living through her own innate craft and skill. Though scorned by her family for choosing to work as a mantua-maker, Kirsteen becomes highly successful in the life she carves out for herself. Kirsteen is a startlingly modern novel whose powerful voice, narrative drive and ironic exposure of injustice and hypocrisy provide a fascinating perspective on women in Victorian society. First published in 1890, and written by Queen Victoria's favourite novelist Margaret Oliphant, Kirsteen is a deep, rich novel by an author at the height of her powers.

• Autore: Margaret Oliphant
• Curatore: Anne M. Scriven
• Editore: Association for Scottish Literary Studies
• Collana: ASLS Annual Volumes
• Anno: 2010
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 320 p.
• Dimensioni: 216 x 138 mm
• Peso: 593 gr.
• EAN: 9780948877995

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