"The White Gauntlet" by Captain Mayne Reid is a story from long ago about a young woman named Marion Wade who is caught between her feelings and what society expects of her. Marion is drawn to Henry Holtspur, who is more important than her in society. The book shows the feelings of love and the problems of social class using strong descriptions and exciting conversations. At the start, we see Marion in the woods, nervous about seeing a horseman. She struggles with her feelings for this handsome man because she knows they are from different worlds. When she accidentally drops her white gauntlet, it's like she's inviting him to get closer. The story makes us eager to know what happens next, as the two characters must deal with their growing feelings but also the rules of their society.
The White Gauntlet
By Mayne Reid
In a world of strict rules, a woman's dropped glove sparks a forbidden connection, hinting at a love that could break all boundaries.
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About the AuthorThomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
Thomas Mayne Reid was a British novelist who fought in the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). His many works on American life describe colonial policy in the American colonies, the horrors of slave labour, and the lives of American Indians. "Captain" Reid wrote adventure novels akin to those by Frederick Marryat (1792-1848), and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894). They were set mainly in the American West, Mexico, South Africa, the Himalayas, and Jamaica. He was an admirer of Lord Byron. His novel Quadroon (1856), an anti-slavery work, was later adapted as a play entitled The Octoroon (1859) by Dion Boucicault and produced in New York.
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