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Sir Robert's Fortune A Novel
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- Book Synopsis
- Sir Robert s fortune: A novel explores the quiet resistance of a young woman navigating the suffocating expectations of class, family, and financial dependence in Victorian society. It reveals the emotional toll of inherited obligation, where control over wealth translates into control over personal freedom. The novel captures how the pursuit of autonomy becomes entangled with love, as differing values around money and independence create tension between romantic desire and social reality. Through refined dialogue and internal reflection, it examines how constraint shapes identity and how the desire for self-determination can push against even the most rigid structures of authority. The setting amplifies the sense of isolation and emotional pressure, especially as the protagonist faces separation from those she values most. The tension between imposed duty and personal longing is portrayed with sensitivity, underscoring the psychological burden of expectations that define one's future before choice can emerge. The story uses intimate moments to question the legitimacy of control disguised as protection, suggesting that real fortune lies in the ability to choose one s own path.
- About The Author
- Margaret Oliphant was a Scottish author and historical writer who usually wrote under the name Mrs. Oliphant. She was born Margaret Oliphant Wilson on April 4, 1828, and died on June 20, 1897. She writes "domestic realism, the historical novel, and tales of the supernatural" as her short stories. Margaret Oliphant was born in Wallyford, near Musselburgh, East Lothian. She was the only daughter and youngest child still living of Margaret Oliphant (c. 1789 17 September 1854) and Francis W. Wilson, a clerk. We lived in Lasswade, Glasgow, and Liverpool when she was a child. In Wallyford, a street called Oliphant Gardens is named after her. As a girl, she was always trying new things with writing. Passages in the Life of Mrs. Margaret Maitland, her first book, came out in 1849. This was about the mostly successful Scottish Free Church movement, which was something her folks agreed with. Next came Caleb Field in 1851, the same year she met publisher William Blackwood in Edinburgh and was asked to write for Blackwood's Magazine. She did so for the rest of her life and wrote over 100 articles, including one that criticized Arthur Dimmesdale in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter."
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9789371135764
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Double 9 Books, (01 May 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 374
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 216 x 140 x 21 mm
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