Author: KINGSLEY, HENRY
Title: Ravenshoe
Description: London: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd. New York: E. P. Dutton and Co. Ltd 1924. 4th Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. Physical description: 468 pages. Notes: Includes previous owner's inscriptions. Summary: Ireland. is the scene of this novel; and the principal actors are the members of the noble family of Ravenshoe. The plot. remarkable for its complexity. has three stages. Denzel Ravenshoe. a Catholic. marries a Protestant wife. They have two sons. Cuthbert and Charles. Cuthbert is brought up as a Catholic and Charles as a Protestant. This is the cause of enmity on the part of Father Mackworth. a dark. sullen man. the priest of the family. who has friendly relations with Cuthbert alone. James Norton. Denzel’s groom. is on intimate terms with his master. He marries Norah. the maid of Lady Ravenshoe. Charles becomes a sunny. lovable man. Cuthbert a reticent bookworm. They have for playmates William and Ellen. the children of Norah. Two women play an important part in the life of the hero. Charles.—Adelaide. very beautiful in form and figure. with little depth. and lovely Mary Corby. who. cast up by shipwreck. is adopted by Norah. Genre: Fiction. Romance. Weight in Kg appr.:

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