The Little Ladies (1892)
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ISBN10: 1120899060
ISBN13: 9781120899064
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jan 29 2010
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781120899064
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jan 29 2010
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Little Ladies is a novel written by Helen Rose Anne Milman and published in 1892. The story follows the lives of three sisters, Mary, Edith, and Isabel, who are raised by their widowed father in a small English village. The girls are known as the little ladies because of their refined manners and genteel upbringing. The novel explores the challenges the sisters face as they navigate their way through society and try to find suitable husbands. Mary, the eldest sister, is courted by a wealthy landowner, but she struggles with her feelings for him and her desire for independence. Edith, the middle sister, falls in love with a poor artist and must choose between her heart and her family's expectations. Isabel, the youngest sister, is pursued by a charming but untrustworthy suitor and must learn to distinguish between love and infatuation.As the sisters navigate their romantic entanglements, they also face societal pressures and expectations that threaten to limit their choices and opportunities. The novel explores themes of love, marriage, class, and gender roles in Victorian England. It offers a glimpse into the lives of women in a time when their options were often limited and their futures dependent on the men they married. Overall, The Little Ladies is a charming and insightful novel that captures the spirit of its time and offers a compelling portrait of three young women struggling to find their place in the world.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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