Victorian Secrets: 2 books
by Mary Augusta Ward
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018
Written when the New Woman novel was at the height of its popularity, Helbeck of Bannisdale depicts the tension between a heroine’s desire for independence and her love for a man who prefers wifely submission. After her father’s death, Laura Fountain struggles
with the legacy of his agnosticism...
by Florence Marryat, Greta Depledge
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
The Blood of the Vampire (1897) was rather overshadowed by a certain Transylvanian Count who made his debut in the same year. Although there are similarities with Dracula, Marryat’s vampire is female and drains her victims’ life force, rather than their blood.
Harriet Brandt is...