A True Friend: A Novel

"A True Friend: A Novel" by Adeline Sergeant is a story from the 1800s that follows the unusual friendship between a poor music teacher named Janetta Colwyn and a rich, beautiful heiress, Margaret Adair. The story looks at what happens when people from different social classes become friends, and it shows how Janetta and Margaret deal with disapproval from their school and families because of their bond. When the two girls meet at a fancy school, they become close, but some people, like Miss Polehampton, think their friendship is wrong due to their different backgrounds; this leads to the girls being kicked out of school, even though Margaret doesn't want to leave her friend. The novel starts with this dramatic event, and it explores what it means to be loyal, how society tells people to act, and how hard it can be to keep friendships alive when social class gets in the way