Lady Maude's Mania

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Wedding preparations expose the strained affections of a titled household in George Manville Fenn's social romance. At the family's Portland Place mansion, the Earl of Barmouth worries about his daughter Diana's marriage and her coming departure for India. His son Tom, Viscount Diphoos, answers with jokes, but grows angry when the servants treat his father as someone whose wishes can be ignored.

The household's marriage plans also bear down on Maude. Her mother prizes wealthy, well-connected matches, while the confidential maid Justine listens to complaints, keeps secrets and helps arrange Maude's visit to a hairdresser. Fenn builds these scenes through lively exchanges, comic physical detail and a sharp sense of differences in rank. Behind the fuss over clothes, health and proper behaviour lies a more serious struggle over family authority and personal preference.

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George Manville Fenn

George Manville Fenn (1831-1909) was an English novelist, journalist, editor and educationalist. Many of his novels were written with young readers in mind, among them "The Black Tor" and "Devon Boys". His last book was a biography of George Alfred Henty, another writer for the young.

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Author: George Manville Fenn
Reading time: About 5 hours
Pages: 207
Language: English
Genre: British Classics
Formats: PDF, EPUB, Read online