Novel 106: Elizabeth Glaister, The Perfect Path (1884)
A gambler’s daughter wants to be good.
Elizabeth Glaister (1840-1892) wrote five novels between 1873 and 1890. This one has a lively style and an unusual comic heroine.
“Although the title of ‘The Perfect Path’ suggests too strongly something in the nature of a religious novel—one of the most terrible forms of literature—it is in reality a very lively story, in which the author, by keeping well within her powers, has succeeded. The heroine is very graphically presented and makes a charming figure.” Athenaeum, February 16, 1884
“There are some good character studies in this entertaining story.” Morning Post, February 27, 1884
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