E OE Somerville (1858-1949) and Martin Ross (Violet Martin) (1862-1915) began writing together in 1889. Their rollicking Irish RM stories are their best-known works, but their novels, especially their masterpiece The Real Charlotte, are recognised as classics of Irish fiction.
The Real Charlotte
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- Nombre de pages350
- PrésentationBroché
- Poids0.545 kg
- Dimensions13,0 cm × 20,0 cm × 2,5 cm
- ISBN1-899047-47-6
- EAN9781899047475
- Date de parution01/01/1999
- ÉditeurA & A Farmar
Résumé
The action in The Real Charlotte is dominated by two women : the beautiful, light-hearted Francie, and her cousin, the ugly, clever and unscrupulous Charlotte, who schemes for riches, yet nover loses sight of her love for the land-agent Roddy Lambert, who is himself in love with Francie. These three work out their tragedy in the Ireland of the 1890s, vrith its shifting loyalties and hierarchies. Densely plotted, the book throbs with life, with sexual passion, cruelry greed and jealousy.
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