Ovington's Bank
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Market day fills Aldersbury with carts, farmers and hopeful investors in 1825, when a local bank can still occupy an ordinary house. Stanley John Weyman opens his historical novel with Arthur Bourdillon meeting Mr. Ovington's coach and hearing of rising prices, expanding demand and opportunities in stocks. The bustle of the county town gives banking a human scale: business depends on reputation, personal connections and the belief that one man's advice can make a fortune.
Family expectations complicate that commercial optimism. Arthur asks the Squire for permission to propose to Josina, only to face a demand that he leave the bank, where his agreement binds him for three years. The clash turns a possible marriage into a dispute about work, status and obligation. Readers interested in the social life behind financial speculation will find conversations in which money and family pride press closely upon one another.
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- Stanley John Weyman
- Pages
- 306
- Language
- English
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- British Classics
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