Tony, The Maid: A Novelette (1887)

By Blanche Willis Howard

Book Overview

""Tony, The Maid"" is a novelette written by Blanche Willis Howard and published in 1887. The story follows the life of Tony, a young woman who works as a maid for a wealthy family in New York City. Despite her lowly position, Tony is intelligent and ambitious, and dreams of a better life for herself. When she meets a young man named George, she falls in love and begins to see a way out of her current situation. However, their relationship is complicated by the fact that George is engaged to another woman. As Tony struggles to navigate her feelings and her desire for a better life, she must also contend with the prejudices and expectations of society. ""Tony, The Maid"" is a moving and thought-provoking tale about love, class, and the pursuit of happiness in late 19th-century America.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: 116719893X
• ISBN13: 9781167198939
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"