Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 2 (of 3): Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 2 (of 3): author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 2 (of 3) is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret) (1828–1897).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 2 (of 3)" by Mrs. Oliphant is a novel published in 1883. This volume continues the saga of the Vernon family and their banking house in Redborough. As young Hester navigates society through tea dances and social gatherings, romantic entanglements emerge with Roland, a speculator of questionable character, and Edward, Catherine's favored protégé. Meanwhile, tensions simmer beneath polite Victorian society as Edward's growing discontent with Catherine threatens the stability of both family and fortune.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 2 (of 3)
- Author credits: Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret) (1828–1897)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Conflict of generations -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- England -- Fiction
- Family-owned business enterprises -- Fiction
- Love stories
- Older women -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
- Women bankers -- Fiction
- Young women -- Fiction
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- Category: British Literature
- Category: Novels
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