A Charming Fellow, Volume III

"A Charming Fellow, Volume III" by Frances Eleanor Trollope is a book that explores a marriage strained by jealousy and societal expectations in the late 1800s. The story follows Mrs. Algernon Errington, also known as Castalia, and her husband, Algernon, as they struggle with money problems and the demands of their social circle, revealing the problems in their relationship. From a dinner argument at their home, Ivy Lodge, the book exposes Mrs. Errington's insecurities about her husband's past with a woman named Rhoda Maxfield, underlining how outside pressures and Algernon’s detached attitude impact Castalia’s emotional state. The book is a character study of a fractured couple.