Sister Gertrude: A Tale of the West Riding

"Sister Gertrude: A Tale of the West Riding" by D. F. E. Sykes is a story that looks into late 19th-century society through the eyes of Edward Beaumont in Huddersfield. Set against the backdrop of a busy summer evening in the 1880s, the novel introduces Sister Gertrude, a striking Salvation Army member whose calls for moral reform and care for the poor capture Beaumont's attention. As Beaumont listens to Sister Gertrude, he begins a journey into his own morals and the difficult lives of the working class, all while social issues come to light.