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The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius

Sarah Grand · 1897

This 1897 novel by Sarah Grand traces the life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, called Beth, a talented woman of genius. It opens before her birth, depicting her mother's struggles with poverty, ill health, and the constrained role of women in Victorian society.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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