"Lavinia" by Rhoda Broughton is a story about people intertwining their lives with each other, specifically around one woman, Lavinia Carew, and the drama that unfolds with her friends and family. The central drama kicks off when FĂ©odorovna Prince, flaunting social norms, announces her love for a general, creating scandal and gossip. The story shows the complicated sides of love, what society expects, and how female friends support each other. At the beginning, Lavinia goes to see Mrs. Prince, who is upset because of her daughter FĂ©o's shocking declaration of love. Lavinia listens as Mrs. Prince worries about what people will think. Their conversation shows that Lavinia is caring but also finds FĂ©o's behavior hard to believe. This mix of emotions, excitement and worry about FĂ©o, starts a bigger story about love and what people think is proper, weaving a tale of tricky social situations.
Lavinia
By Rhoda Broughton
When a young woman boldly proclaims her love for a high-ranking general, her scandalous act ignites a firestorm of social drama, testing the bonds of friendship and challenging society's rigid expectations.
Summary
About the AuthorRhoda Broughton was a Welsh novelist and short story writer. Her early novels earned a reputation for sensationalism, so that her later, stronger work tended to be neglected by critics, although she was called a queen of the circulating libraries. Her novel Dear Faustina (1897) has been noted for its homoeroticism. Her novel Lavinia (1902) depicts a seemingly "unmanly" young man, who wishes he had been born as a woman. Broughton descended from the Broughton baronets, as a granddaughter of the 8th baronet. She was a niece of Sheridan le Fanu, who helped her to start her literary career. She was a long-time friend of fellow writer Henry James and was noted for her adversarial relationship with both Lewis Carroll and Oscar Wilde.
Rhoda Broughton was a Welsh novelist and short story writer. Her early novels earned a reputation for sensationalism, so that her later, stronger work tended to be neglected by critics, although she was called a queen of the circulating libraries. Her novel Dear Faustina (1897) has been noted for its homoeroticism. Her novel Lavinia (1902) depicts a seemingly "unmanly" young man, who wishes he had been born as a woman. Broughton descended from the Broughton baronets, as a granddaughter of the 8th baronet. She was a niece of Sheridan le Fanu, who helped her to start her literary career. She was a long-time friend of fellow writer Henry James and was noted for her adversarial relationship with both Lewis Carroll and Oscar Wilde.
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