The Far Horizon

By Lucas Malet

Book Overview

The Far Horizon is a novel written by Lucas Malet. The book tells the story of a young woman named Mary Beaton who is forced to leave her home in Scotland and move to London after her father's death. In London, Mary struggles to adapt to her new life and finds herself drawn to a mysterious man named Captain Valentine, who has a reputation for being a womanizer.As Mary and Captain Valentine's relationship deepens, she begins to uncover secrets about his past and the true nature of his character. Meanwhile, Mary's cousin, Lady Anne, is also living in London and is struggling with her own demons. Lady Anne's husband, Lord Wootton, is a cruel and abusive man, and she finds herself drawn to a young artist named John Trevanion.As the lives of these characters intertwine, they are all forced to confront the choices they have made and the consequences of their actions. The Far Horizon is a gripping tale of love, betrayal, and redemption set against the backdrop of Victorian England.1906. Lucas Malet was the pen name of English novelist, Mrs. Mary St. Leger Harrison. The author�������s first novel since The History of Sir Richard Calmady. It begins: Dominic Iglesias stood watching while the lingering June twilight darkened into night. He was tired in body, but his mind was eminently, consciously awake, to the point of restlessness, and this was unusual with him. He had raised the lower sash of each of the three tall, narrow windows to its extreme height, since the first-floor sitting-room, though of fair proportions, appeared close. His thought refused the limits of it, and ranged outward over the expanse of Trimmer�������s Green, the roadway and houses bordering it, to the far northwest, that region of hurried storm, of fierce, equinoctial passion and conflict, now paved with plaques of flat, dingy, violet cloud opening on smoky rose-red wastes of London sunset. All day thunder had threatened, but had not broken. And, even yet, the face of heaven seemed less peaceful than remonstrant, a sullenness holding it as of troops in retreat denied satisfaction of imminent battle.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: 1417901675
• ISBN13: 9781417901678
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"