Mr. Witt's Widow: A Frivolous Tale

"Mr. Witt's Widow: A Frivolous Tale" by Anthony Hope is a story about family drama and hidden secrets in the early 1900s. The Neston family's social life gets stirred up when Gerald Neston gets engaged to Neaera Witt, a rich widow. But things get complicated when George Neston, Gerald's cousin, finds out about a secret from Neaera's past. It all starts at a fancy dinner party where George realizes he knows Neaera from a long time ago when she was involved in a theft case. Now, George has to decide whether to tell Gerald about Neaera's past or keep it a secret, which causes a lot of tension and drama within the family as the characters balance love with what society expects from them, touching on bigger ideas about who people really are and what their reputations mean.