Lesley is the daughter of Caspar Brooke, a clever and unconventional man of letters, and her upbringing has left her caught between her father’s world and the expectations of others. When Brooke’s friend Maurice announces that he loves Lesley and means to marry her, family loyalties, letters and old misunderstandings come to a head.
A Victorian domestic novel by a prolific and once popular woman writer. Download the free EPUB.