Sir George Tressady is a young and rich mine owning noble man who gets married out of boredom with no much love for his lady. His marriage gets even more in trouble when he gets under the influence of Marcella, an older lady married to a distinguished statesman Aldous Raeburn, who tries to win Tressady's support for her husband's political campaign. Unaware of Lady Raeburn's intentions, Tressady falls in love for her and risks to completely ruining the relationship with his now pregnant wife. Also, with the love triangle pending, Tressady has to deal with labor troubles in his mine.
This novel tells the story of a young man, George Tressady, who rises to political prominence in late 19th-century England but must grapple with the demands of public life and the constraints of his personal relationships. Ward's nuanced characterizations and keen insights into the political and social realities of the era make this a must-read for fans of historical fiction. 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 copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Excerpt from Sir George Tressady, Vol. 1 of 2 The young man speaking drew in his head from the carriage-window. But instead of sitting down he turned with a joyous, excited gesture and lifted the ap over the little window in the back of the landau, supporting himself, as he stooped to look, by a hand on his companion's shoulder. Through this peephole he saw, as the horses trotted away, the crowd in the main street of Market Malford, still huzzaing and waving, the wild glare of half a dozen torches on the faces and the moving forms, the closed shops on either hand, the irregular roofs and chimneys sharp-cut against a wintry sky, and in the far distance the little lantern belfry and taller mass Of the new town-hall. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
