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A vicar's stepdaughter escapes a stifling country parsonage to become a governess in London, where her latent gifts for acting ignite a consuming passion for the stage. When she marries a brilliant but dissolute young playwright, she discovers that love alone cannot shield... Read Full Overview

The Weaker Vessel is a novel written by British author Edward F. Benson and published in 1913. The book tells the story of a young woman named Elizabeth Lavenham, who is forced to confront the limitations placed on her by society in the early 20th century. Elizabeth is a strong-willed... Read Full Overview

A classic story by the master of Edwardian English literature. E. F. Benson brings his keen wit to bare on the petty squabbles and gossiping of high society in small rural towns and villages. Including a biography of the author.

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

The Weaker Vessel, written by Edward F. Benson and published in 1913, is a novel that explores the lives of three women in Edwardian England. The story is set in the fictional town of Rye, where the lives of the three women intersect in unexpected ways. The first woman, Lady... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview