An Englishwoman’S Home

An Englishwoman’S Home

Annie S. Swan / Annie SSwan

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Alpha Editions
Año de edición:
2021
Materia
Literatura: historia y crítica
ISBN:
9789354840906
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A quiet, intimate window into a home and a nation. An Englishwoman’s Home offers a vivid portrait of daily life in a shifting world, where kindness, duty, and aspiration clash with social expectation.This Victorian era novel unfolds through the eyes of a woman negotiating the delicate rhythms of domestic life-love, work, motherhood, and the unspoken rules of british middle class society. Readers of classic fiction will recognise the era’s textures: the careful edging of propriety, the pull of ambition, and the quiet strength found in hearth and home. The work stands as a fine example of british society realism, pairing precise social observation with warm, human storytelling that resonates with both period drama fans and modern readers.Alpha Editions is proud to bring this out-of-print treasure back for today’s and tomorrow’s audiences. Restored with care, it is more than a reprint: a collector’s item and a cultural treasure, a doorway to edwardian england and the broader sweep of victorian britain. It speaks to casual readers seeking engaging, accessible storytelling and to lovers of literary heritage craving the textures of home life, women’s social roles, and british middle-class life. An Englishwoman’s Home is a welcome invitation to experience a classic through fresh eyes.

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