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- Under 100
- First published
- 1892
- Pages
- 257
About this book
Gladys Graham faces the loss of her father in a shabby artist’s studio in the Lincolnshire fens. Already familiar with hunger, she wonders how her few skills in music, drawing and arithmetic can earn her a living. Annie S. Swan begins this Glasgow novel with the difficulties of an orphaned girl and the harsh judgments surrounding her father’s unsuccessful career. The opening makes poverty a matter of daily needs as well as wounded pride.
In later scenes, Gladys moves among well-dressed acquaintances whose conversation turns to visits, gowns and the social season. Her concern for the missing Lizzie Hepburn introduces a more anxious subject. Elsewhere, a Glasgow seamstress finishes a pile of work for a small payment, then eagerly accepts an invitation to the country. Scots dialogue, descriptions of clothing and the details of paid work bring these different circumstances into focus.
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Book facts
- Author
- Annie S. Swan
- First published
- 1892
- Reading time
- About 8 hours
- Pages
- 257
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Victorian Literature
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online