Susan Lenox V2: Her Fall And Rise (1917)

By David Graham Phillips

Book Overview

Susan Lenox V2: Her Fall And Rise is a novel written by David Graham Phillips and first published in 1917. It is the second volume in a two-part series that follows the story of Susan Lenox, a young woman who is forced to leave her home after being seduced by a wealthy man. In this volume, Susan travels to New York City and becomes a successful actress, but her past continues to haunt her. She falls in love with a young man named Rodney Aldrich, but their relationship is threatened by the secrets she is keeping from him. As Susan struggles to reconcile her past with her present and build a new life for herself, she must confront the consequences of her actions and the societal expectations that limit her choices. The novel explores themes of love, redemption, and the struggle for self-determination in a world that seeks to control and exploit women. Phillips' writing is characterized by its vivid descriptions of social and political issues of the time, as well as its nuanced portrayal of complex characters. Susan Lenox V2: Her Fall And Rise is a timeless classic that continues to resonate with readers today.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: 116398986X
• ISBN13: 9781163989869
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 498 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

View the Victorians without the rose-colored glasses

I read this book at least five years ago, if not longer, and the impression is still with me. We meet Susan as a young lady in a small, closed minded town in the "Western" state of Ohio, just past the turn of the century. (the last century.) She believes a young man that he has fallen in love with her and will run away with her to marry. This was viewed as a terrible scandal by the petty members of the community, "forcing" her guardians to find a farmer for her to marry; a dreadful creature. This is the beginning of her fall, and she falls and falls for some number of years following. She ecapes to a city- was in New York? and makes her way as a well brought up young woman forced to do so in a man's world. Men were essential to women for their livlihood, and a woman without reputation and introduction were cast adrift with dreadful housing, horrible food, terrible job prospects, if they can even be called a job. The gap between rich and poor was tremendous even then, and literally pennies were all that were needed to improve the lot of the "working poor", just as is the case now. The lot of the workers was easily improved, and it was tragic to see how callous the manufacturers were to the needs of their laborors. Susan, luckily, "rises" but has a talent and ability to develop it that so few have. That she had the opportunity at all was mere chance.