The Tower

The Tower

Mary Tappan Wright

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Kessinger Publishing
Año de edición:
2008
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781437341799
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The Tower is a novel written by Mary Tappan Wright and published in 1906. The story is set in a small town in New England and revolves around the lives of two families, the Towers and the Lloyds. The Tower family is wealthy and influential, while the Lloyd family is poor and struggling.The main character of the novel is Nancy Tower, the daughter of the wealthy Tower family. She is a strong-willed and independent woman who is determined to live life on her own terms. Nancy falls in love with a young man named David Lloyd, who comes from the poor Lloyd family. Despite the social and economic differences between them, Nancy and David are deeply in love and plan to marry.However, their plans are thwarted by Nancy’s father, who disapproves of the match. He believes that David is not good enough for his daughter and does everything in his power to prevent the marriage from taking place. The Tower family’s influence in the town and their wealth make it difficult for Nancy and David to overcome the obstacles in their path.The novel explores themes of class, love, and the struggle for independence. It is a poignant and insightful portrayal of life in small-town America at the turn of the 20th century. Mary Tappan Wright’s writing is engaging and evocative, and she captures the essence of the characters and their struggles with great sensitivity and depth. The Tower is a classic work of American literature that continues to resonate with readers today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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