Laodicean

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• Publisher: Sovereign
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN: 9781910558027
• Edition: 0

"e;A Laodicean: A Story of To-day"e; tells the tale of Paula Power, the heiress to a great fortune and a modern castle, who wrestles with her affections between two men: George Somerset, a young architect passionate about the new, and Captain De Stancy, who represents the allure of the old. Set within a rapidly changing Victorian society, the novel explores themes of tradition versus progress, love versus duty, and the quest for identity in the midst of technological advancement and social upheaval. Hardy weaves a complex narrative that questions the true nature of modernity and loyalty in an era of uncertainty.

Table of contents

• PREFACE.
• BOOK THE FIRST. GEORGE SOMERSET.
• BOOK THE SECOND. DARE AND HAVILL.
• BOOK THE THIRD. DE STANCY.
• BOOK THE FOURTH. SOMERSET, DARE AND DE STANCY.
• BOOK THE FIFTH. DE STANCY AND PAULA.
• BOOK THE SIXTH. PAULA.