Mr. Claghorn's Daughter

"Mr. Claghorn's Daughter" by Hilary Trent is a story set in the early 1900s about a philosopher named Beverley Claghorn who lives in Paris with his daughter, Natalie. Faced with his own doubts about religion, Beverley wants to shield Natalie from the strong religious beliefs common in their society. The story looks at what happens when your own ideas clash with what others expect, and how it shapes who you are and how you relate to your family, especially when a young woman wants to find her own way in the world. It starts with Beverley talking to a Marquise, showing his unhappiness with religion and his worry about how it will affect Natalie's future, highlighting a brewing battle between what people believe and what society wants them to believe.