The Golden Calf
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Sprache:Englisch
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Verlag:Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
17.06.2004
Verlag
Kessinger Publishing, LLCSeitenzahl
432
Maße (L/B/H)
23,5/19,1/2,4 cm
Gewicht
802 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-4191-6411-8
The Golden Calf is a novel written by Mary E. Braddon, first published in 1883. The story is set in Victorian England and follows the life of a young woman named Isabel Broderick. Isabel is the daughter of a wealthy businessman and has been raised in luxury and comfort. However, when her father dies, she is left with nothing but debts and a small inheritance. Desperate to maintain her lifestyle, Isabel turns to a life of deception and fraud. She becomes involved with a group of swindlers who are attempting to defraud a wealthy American businessman. Isabel's involvement in the scam leads her down a dangerous path, and she must navigate her way through a web of lies and deceit to survive.The novel explores themes of greed, morality, and the consequences of one's actions. It also offers a glimpse into the social and economic realities of Victorian England, highlighting the struggles faced by women in a male-dominated society.Overall, The Golden Calf is a gripping tale of intrigue and suspense that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.And now came for that household at Wimperfield a period of agonising trouble and fear. The boy's illness developed into an acute attack of rheumatic fever, and for three dreadful days and nights his life trembled in the balance. Not once did Ida enter her husband's room during that awful period of fear. She could not steel herself to look upon the man whose sin, or whose folly, had brought this evil on her beloved one. 'My murdered boy,' she kept repeating to herself. Even on her knees, when she tried to pray, humbly and meekly appealing to the Fountain of mercy and grace--even then, while she knelt with bowed head and folded hands, those awful words flashed into her mind. Her murdered boy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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