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Written when the New Woman novel was at the height of its popularity, Helbeck of Bannisdale depicts the tension between a heroine’s desire for independence and her love for a man who prefers wifely submission. After her father’s death, Laura Fountain struggles with the legacy of his agnosticism and her growing...
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Written when the New Woman novel was at the height of its popularity, Helbeck of Bannisdale depicts the tension between a heroine’s desire for independence and her love for a man who prefers wifely submission. After her father’s death, Laura Fountain struggles with the legacy of his agnosticism and her growing affection for Catholic ascetic Alan Helbeck. She must decide whether love can triumph over religious scruples. Mary Ward’s powerful novel captures the drama and conflict of the late nineteenth-century debates surrounding faith, doubt, and a woman’s place in society.
This scholarly edition, edited by Beth Sutton-Ramspeck, includes:
Critical introduction
Author biography
Select bibliography
Wards introduction to the Westmoreland Edition
Dr James Beggs The Blight of Popery
Extract from Thomas Henry Huxleys Agnosticism and Christianity
Extract from Alys Whithall Pearsall Smiths A Reply from the Daughters
Glossary of regional terms, words and phrases used
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