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Classic Love Stories

Marcella

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    Marcella is a classic romance novel by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.. Key subjects include England, young women, bildungsromans and social problems.

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    About Marcella

    "Marcella" by Mrs. Humphry Ward is a novel published in 1894. It follows Marcella Boyce, a passionate Fabian Socialist forced to leave bohemian London for country life, where she becomes engaged to aristocratic Aldous Raeburn. When a desperate poacher murders a gamekeeper, Marcella's fierce defense of the working class strains her relationship with Aldous. Torn between idealistic socialism and practical reform, between passionate convictions and social duty, Marcella must navigate love, politics, and the harsh realities of class inequality in Victorian England.
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    • England
    • Young women
    • Love stories
    • Bildungsromans
    • Social problems
    • Social classes
    • Nurses

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    Marcella was written by Ward, Humphry, Mrs..

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    It is usually shelved as Classic Love Stories.

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    Readers who like it often enjoy Middlemarch, Emma and Tess of the d'Urbervilles.

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