Author : Grant Allen
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)
Book Synopsis The Woman Who Did (Feminist Classic) by : Grant Allen
Download or read book The Woman Who Did (Feminist Classic) written by Grant Allen and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2019-12-18 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Woman Who Did tells the story of the young, self-assured middle-class woman who defies convention as a matter of principle and who is fully prepared to suffer the consequences of her actions. Herminia Barton, the Cambridge-educated daughter of a clergyman, frees herself from her parents' influence, moves to London and starts living alone. As she is not a woman of independent means, she starts working as a teacher. When she meets and falls in love with Alan Merrick, a lawyer, she suggests they live together without getting married. Reluctantly, he agrees, and the couple move to Italy. There, in Florence, Merrick dies of typhoid before their daughter Dolores is born. Legal technicalities and the fact that they were not married prevent Herminia from inheriting any of Merrick's money. Dreaming of being a role model for Dolores and her friends, Herminia returns to England and raises her daughter as a single mother.