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Helbeck of Bannisdale / Mrs. Humphry Ward ; edited with an introduction and notes by Brian Worthington.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating PR5714 .H45 1983
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ward, Humphry, Mrs., 1851-1920.
- Series:
- Penguin English library
- The Penguin English library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Man-woman relationships--England--Fiction.
- Man-woman relationships.
- Interpersonal conflict--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
- England.
- Interpersonal conflict--Religious aspects--Catholic Church--Fiction.
- Interpersonal conflict.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 394 pages ; 20 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ; New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin, 1983.
- Summary:
- The daughter of an agnostic in a Catholic community, Laura Fountain is determined to maintain independence of thought and action as her father taught her. At the same time, she is drawn to Catholic and conservative Alan Helbeck, who expects submission from a wife. The clash of personal beliefs drives their mutual love to a tragic clash.
- Notes:
- Bibliography: page 27.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift: Maria Nocito.
- ISBN:
- 0140431942
- OCLC:
- 15856651
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