John Perkins, a young lawyer in love with Lucy, finds himself pulled into the feud between the two great factions of Oldborough, where a parliamentary seat is up for grabs. Schemes, a rich great-uncle in Baker Street and Miss Gorgon all complicate the course of an engagement in this short comic tale.
Early Thackeray in his satirical vein, mocking provincial politics and fortune-hunting. Download the free EPUB.