Novel 178: Mrs. Henry Chetwynd, A Brilliant Woman (1892)

 
Lord Frederic Leighton, Girl in Green

Lord Frederic Leighton, Girl in Green

 

A beautiful, much-admired woman marries so that she may become a society leader.


Here is another novel by Chetwynd (see Novel 80); though not free of sentimentalism, especially at the end, it features some excellent studies of changing characters.

“The plot is very ingeniously constructed. . . .  The husband . . . and the wife . . . are both highly individual characters, and exceedingly well drawn.” Academy, December 17, 1892

“We do not often get such good, careful work. . . .   From the first to the last page it is well written, and worth reading.” Spectator, January 28, 1893

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