A Country Gentleman and His Family
Автор:
Margaret OliphantЖанр:
Дата добавления:
2025-01-27Язык книги:
EnglishКол-во страниц:
166
Description
When Theo Warrender goes up to Oxford, great things are expected—but his prospects dim as he arrogantly believes his own idiosyncratic reading choices are better than his tutor’s guidance. In any case, his studies are cut short when he’s summoned home for his elderly father’s dying moments. Grief meets tragedy when the young Lord Markland is killed after attending the funeral, leaving behind a beautiful young widow and their precocious son, Geoff.
These ingredients set in motion a remarkable novel which appears to have no central plot. Theo’s story is simply the starting point for exploring the character and choices of those in his family and social network who are there at this moment of change. Theo’s mother, now a middle-aged...
