Maxwell Gray, the Silence of Dean Maitland

424 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

First scholarly edition of a neglected, hugely popular best-sellerKey Features- First scholarly edition of forgotten late Victorian classic of rural life and sensation fiction- Comprehensive selection of contemporary reviews and commentaries- Carefully contextualized introduction to the novel and its authorMaxwell Gray tells the sensational story of an ambitious clergyman, who accidentally kills the father of a woman he has made pregnant, and then allows his closest friend to be convicted of the murder. The best-seller was subsequently filmed three times (1914, 1915, 1934) and presents fascinating insights into the forgotten world of late Victorian rural life. Including a carefully contextualised introduction to the novel and its author, this edition also provides a comprehensive selection of contemporary reviews and commentaries.

• Themen: Belletristik Liebesromane / Romance Historische Liebesromane / Romance
• ISBN: 9781474443241
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 16.02.2021
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Erstausgabe verfasst von: Maxwell Gray
• Herausgegeben von: Julian Wolfreys