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 is to marry well and uphold the family's social status.As Harriett grows older, she becomes increasingly disillusioned with her life and the expectations placed upon her. She falls in love with a man who is not of her social class, but is forced to ...
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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 is to marry well and uphold the family's social status.As Harriett grows older, she becomes increasingly disillusioned with her life and the expectations placed upon her. She falls in love with a man who is not of her social class, but is forced to give him up in order to fulfill her duty to her family. Harriett eventually marries a wealthy man, but finds that her life is unfulfilling and empty.As she grows older, Harriett becomes increasingly isolated and unhappy. She begins to question the values and beliefs that she was raised with, and realizes that her life has been a series of compromises and sacrifices. In the end, Harriett dies alone and unfulfilled, having never truly lived the life she wanted.The Life and Death of Harriett Frean is a poignant and insightful exploration of the limitations placed upon women in Victorian England, and the toll that these limitations can take on a person's life. It is a powerful and thought-provoking novel that continues to resonate with readers today.She tried to reinstate herself through grief; she sheltered behind her bereavement, affecting a more profound seclusion, abhorring strangers; she was more than ever the reserved, fastidious daughter of Hilton Frean. She had always thought of herself as different from Connie and Sarah, living with a superior, intellectual life. She turned to the books she had read with her mother, Dante, Browning, Carlyle, and Ruskin, the biographies of Great Men, trying to retrace the footsteps of her lost self, to revive the forgotten thrill. But it was no use.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.
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