An Engagement Of Convenience

By Louis Zangwill

Book Overview

A witty, intimate portrait of life where convenience quiets passion and 사회 ambition clashes with duty. An Engagement Of Convenience opens a window onto late victorian london and edwardian era literature, where the urban middle class navigates marriage, money, and propriety with sharp eye and sharper tongue. Louis Zangwill's early twentieth century novel unfolds as social satire fiction rooted in english social realism. The story explores marriage of convenience, class and respectability, and the rigid gender roles and expectations that shape personal choices. Across its pages, readers meet a tapestry of Jewish london society and the everyday dramas of a bustling metropolis, making familiar characters feel both universal and distinctively time-bound. It is a work that rewards careful reading: witty, humane, and quietly revolutionary in its attention to social manners, constraint, and aspiration. The book speaks clearly to book club readers, historical fiction enthusiasts, and anyone drawn to the texture of urban life and its hidden tensions. Historically significant as a bridge between late Victorian sensibilities and Edwardian experimentation, this restored edition preserves a landmark voice in English literature. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it is more than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure for modern readers and long-time admirers alike. A confident invitation to revisit a pivotal moment in literary history, thoughtfully curated for today and tomorrow.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354756093
• ISBN13: 9789354756092
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"