Venus in Boston: A Romance of City Life: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Venus in Boston: A Romance of City Life is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Thompson, George (1823–?).
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"Venus in Boston: A Romance of City Life" by George Thompson is a novel written in the mid-19th century. This work explores the social issues and struggles faced by impoverished characters in an urban setting. The story primarily follows a young fruit vendor named Fanny Aubrey, who faces numerous challenges and predicaments due to her circumstance, including a dangerous encounter with a wealthy man intent on exploiting her vulnerability. The opening of the novel introduces the bleak winter environment of Boston, where Fanny, a fourteen-year-old girl, struggles to sell fruit on the street to support her ailing grandfather and younger brother. She embodies innocence and grace amidst her degradation. The narrative quickly escalates as she is inadvertently lured into a dangerous situation with a libertine, Mr. Tickels, who seeks to exploit her purity. Through a chance encounter with Corporal Grimsby, an eccentric but kind-hearted old soldier, Fanny is rescued from this predicament, setting the stage for a critique of societal corruption and the protection of virtue amidst the urban vice of the time.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Venus in Boston: A Romance of City Life
- Author credits: Thompson, George (1823–?)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction
- City and town life -- Fiction
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- Category: American Literature
- Category: Novels
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