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May Sinclair's classic novel of lost love and the values by which we define ourselves. The book tells the story of Harriet Frean, an English woman born and raised to uphold Victorian values of self-sacrifice. When Frean falls in love with her best friend's fiance, she must choose... Read Full Overview

"In a few short pages," writes Francine Prose in her Introduction, "May Sinclair succeeds in rendering the oppressive weight and strength of the chains of family love." Young Harriett Frean is taught that "behaving beautifully" is paramount, and she becomes a self-sacrificing... Read Full Overview

"A masterpiece." -- Walter Allen

Raised in a restrictive and oppressive household, Harriet Frean is used to sacrificing her own happiness and comfort for the sake of others, in fact, she's proud of it. Taught that women were to be submissive, pious, kind, and quiet, Harriet molds herself into the perfect... Read Full Overview

The Life and Death of Harriett Frean is a quintessentially modernist novel. Sinclair's work is important in terms of the development of the novel and the representation of women's lives

The Life And Death Of Harriett Frean is a novel written by May Sinclair. The book tells the story of Harriett Frean, a woman born into a wealthy family in Victorian England. As she grows up, Harriett is taught to value material possessions and social status above all else. She... Read Full Overview

Life and Death of Harriett Frean

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

The Life and Death of Harriett Frean is a novel written by May Sinclair, first published in 1922. The book tells the story of a woman named Harriett Frean, who is born into a wealthy and respectable family in Victorian England. Harriett is raised to believe that her duty in life... Read Full Overview

Life and Death of Harriett Frean, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future... Read Full Overview

The Life and Death of Harriett Frean is the story of Harriett Frean, a woman so afraid of life that she will eventually talk herself out of living it. The novel follows Harriet as she is raised to be the ideal Victorian woman. Harriett is proud of her self-sacrifice (which she... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Raised in a restrictive and oppressive household, Harriet Frean is used to sacrificing her own happiness and comfort for the sake of others, in fact, she's proud of it. Taught that women were to be submissive, pious, kind, and quiet, Harriet molds herself into the perfect... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

The Life and Death of Harriett Frean is a quintessentially modernist novel. Sinclair's work is important in terms of the development of the novel and the representation of women's lives