"A Ring of Rubies" by L. T. Meade is a story set in the early 1900s about a young woman yearning for a different life. Rosamund Lindley dreams of becoming an artist, but feels trapped by her family's modest and unexciting existence. Ready for a big change, Rosamund decides to ask her rich cousin, Geoffrey Rutherford, for money so she can go to art school. Her plan takes an unexpected turn when she learns some disturbing information about Geoffrey and ends up with a ruby ring he leaves her. Now, Rosamund must figure out what this inheritance means for her future and her family, while still trying to make her artistic dreams come true.
A Ring of Rubies
By L. T. Meade
A determined young woman's path to art school is complicated by a shocking family secret and a mysterious, valuable ring.
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About the AuthorElizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith (1844–1914), writing under the pseudonym L. T. Meade, was a prolific writer of girls' stories. She was born in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, daughter of Rev. R. T. Meade, of Nohoval, County Cork. She later moved to London, where she married Alfred Toulmin Smith in September 1879.
Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith (1844–1914), writing under the pseudonym L. T. Meade, was a prolific writer of girls' stories. She was born in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland, daughter of Rev. R. T. Meade, of Nohoval, County Cork. She later moved to London, where she married Alfred Toulmin Smith in September 1879.
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