Lawful Issue: A Novel (1906)

By James Blyth

Book Overview

Lawful Issue is a novel written by James Blyth and first published in 1906. The story revolves around the life of a young woman named Mary, who is the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Mary is engaged to a man named John, who is also from a wealthy family. However, John's father disapproves of the marriage and tries to break the engagement. In the meantime, Mary's father dies and she discovers that he had a secret will, which leaves all his wealth to her. This causes a legal battle between Mary and her stepmother, who claims that the will is invalid. The story is a tale of love, betrayal, and legal drama, as Mary fights to prove the validity of the will and secure her inheritance. The novel also explores themes of gender roles and class differences in early 20th century society.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1166611760
• ISBN13: 9781166611767
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"