Lucas Malet
Lucas Malet was the pseudonym of Mary St Leger Kingsley, a Victorian novelist. Of her novels, The Wages of Sin (1891) and The History of Sir Richard Calmady (1901) were especially popular. Malet scholar Talia Schaffer notes that she was "widely regarded as one of the premier writers of fiction in the English-speaking world" at the height of her career, but her reputation declined by the end of her life and today she is rarely read or studied. At the height of her popularity she was "compared favorably to Thomas Hardy, and Henry James, with sales rivaling Rudyard Kipling." Malet's fin de siecle novels offer "detailed, sensitive investigations of the psychology of masochism, perverse desires, unconventional gender roles, and the body."
The Gateless Barrier
A young man's journey to visit his uncle sparks a battle between his shallow marriage, his intellectual curiosities, and eerie questions that threaten to change his life.
By Lucas Malet
Little Peter: A Christmas Morality for Children of any Age
In a magical Christmas journey through forests and churches, a boy learns important lessons about kindness and growing up.
By Lucas Malet
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
In a world of grand estates and hidden curses, a newly married couple must face the dark legacy that threatens their love and future.
By Lucas Malet
Deadham Hard: A Romance
A disillusioned man seeks to rebuild his life by restoring a troubled estate, only to find himself entangled in a complex web of family secrets and budding romances.
By Lucas Malet
The Far Horizon
A retired clerk stuck between the past and present questions his purpose in a society indifferent to his existence.
By Lucas Malet
Adrian Savage: A Novel
Amidst the chill of a Parisian winter, a passionate artist says goodbye to his enigmatic lover, unaware of the conflicts and transformations that await them.
By Lucas Malet