Novel 358: Noell Radecliffe, The Lees of Blendon Hall (1859)
A young lady, cruelly treated by her mother and stepfather, is haunted by memories of her father’s death.
For Radecliffe, see Novels 005, 105,157, and 268..
It “has the merit, so rare among contemporary writers of fiction, of doing something quite unusual, something that was worth doing, and accomplishing it with considerable success.” Spectator, July 9, 1859
“A powerful and well-sustained story of strong and somewhat morbid interest”; though “as well done as it could be” it “has a close, stifling atmosphere about it.” Athenaeum, July 16, 1859
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