"The Spider and the Fly: or, An Undesired Love" by Charles Garvice is a story set in the late 1800s, and centers on Captain Howard Murpoint and Mr. Jem, desperate convicts plotting a daring escape from a harsh prison. The story opens with convicts working at sunset near a convict station as the Captain communicates his detailed and suspenseful plan to Jem. Under the cover of night, they prepare to take their chance at freedom, risking everything to reclaim their stolen lives. The story introduces another layer of desire as Murpoint thinks fondly about Violet, the daughter of John Mildmay, and imagines a future of wealth, but it is clear that this is only adding to the complexities that he is dealing with. The book is filled with longing, deception, and the immense challenges faced by those trapped by the consequences of their past and the rigid rules of society.
The spider and the fly : $b or, An undesired love
By Charles Garvice
In a world of shadows and iron bars, a daring escape plan sparks a dangerous dance between freedom, desire, and the haunting echoes of a life left behind.
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About the AuthorCharles Garvice was a prolific British writer of over 150 romance novels, who also used the female pseudonym Caroline Hart. He was a popular author in the UK, the United States and translated around the world. He was ‘the most successful novelist in England’, according to Arnold Bennett in 1910. He published novels selling over seven million copies worldwide by 1914, and since 1913 he was selling 1.75 million books annually, a pace which he maintained at least until his death. Despite his enormous success, he was poorly received by literary critics, and is almost forgotten today.
Charles Garvice was a prolific British writer of over 150 romance novels, who also used the female pseudonym Caroline Hart. He was a popular author in the UK, the United States and translated around the world. He was ‘the most successful novelist in England’, according to Arnold Bennett in 1910. He published novels selling over seven million copies worldwide by 1914, and since 1913 he was selling 1.75 million books annually, a pace which he maintained at least until his death. Despite his enormous success, he was poorly received by literary critics, and is almost forgotten today.
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