Leonore Stubbs
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A young widow's proposed return home sets General Boldero arguing with his eldest daughter, Susan. Leonore Stubbs has lost the income her family expected from her marriage, and her father's anger reveals how much that match depended on money and social position. Susan insists that he accept responsibility for the arrangements that have left Leonore without financial protection. At Boldero Abbey, impressive comforts sit beside grudging allowances, exposing the priorities of a household ruled by appearances.
Lucy Bethia Walford's English family novel also follows the uncertainty of courtship. George discusses Leonore's friendliness with Lady Butts, trying to decide whether her attentions express real feeling. Their exchange turns romantic hopes into a problem of reading gestures and motives. With its pointed family arguments and watchful social conversations, the book offers readers a study of dependence, pride, and the difficulty of judging affection when financial expectations shape personal relationships.
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Book facts
- Author
- Lucy Bethia Walford
- Reading time
- About 5 hours
- Pages
- 168
- Language
- English
- Genre
- British Classics
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online