Marriage, family, and society novels

6 books

SuccessUna L. Silberrad · 1912A 1912 novel by Una L. Silberrad about Michael Annarly, a brilliant but unpopular engineer racing to perfect an aerial torpedo for a great foundry, and his close friendship with Lady Sibyl Carson, who champions his talents.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Arbiter: A NovelFlorence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe Bell · 1901A 1901 novel about Lady Elinor Gore, an invalid who struggles to accept her fate while devoting herself to her husband and daughter, and whose family circle is tested by the differing views of relatives like her blunt aunt, Miss Martin.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A RomanceLucas Malet · 1901A 1901 romance novel by Lucas Malet, published by Dodd, Mead & Company, tracing the life of Sir Richard Calmady from his birth at the English country estate of Brockhurst through love, misfortune, and eventual redemption.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Longest JourneyE. M. Forster · 1907A 1907 novel by E. M. Forster, it follows Rickie Elliot, a lame young man who finds friendship and happiness at Cambridge, as his life unfolds across Cambridge, Sawston, and Wiltshire.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Love-Story of Aliette BruntonGilbert Frankau · 1922A 1922 novel by Gilbert Frankau telling the love story of Aliette Brunton, a young Englishwoman of the post-World War I era, whose romance with Ronald Cavendish forces both to choose between love and the strict social code of their old-fashioned English families.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Rustle of SilkCosmo Hamilton · 1922A 1922 novel by Cosmo Hamilton, reprinted repeatedly in its first year, following a young London shopkeeper's daughter whose unusual feminine allure draws the attention of a playwright, who imagines testing her effect on Britain's ascetic Home Secretary.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية