Ann Veronica
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A landmark work of Edwardian fiction, Ann Veronica chronicles the bold rebellion of a young woman who defies her father's authority and the suffocating conventions of early twentieth-century English society to claim independence on her own terms. H. G. Wells presents his spirited protagonist navigating London's intellectual and bohemian circles, confronting financial hardship, romantic entanglement, and the nascent suffragette movement with equal parts courage and naivety. The novel argues passionately for a woman's right to self-determination, making it a provocative and progressive text that scandalized readers upon its 1909 publication. Written with Wells's characteristic wit and sharp social observation, the narrative balances romantic tension with incisive commentary on gender, class, and the hypocrisy of polite society. Ann Veronica remains a vital and surprisingly modern portrait of a woman who refuses to be defined by the world she was born into.
Author: H. G. Wells
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, Heron Books
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A landmark work of Edwardian fiction, Ann Veronica chronicles the bold rebellion of a young woman who defies her father's authority and the suffocating conventions of early twentieth-century English society to claim independence on her own terms. H. G. Wells presents his spirited protagonist navigating London's intellectual and bohemian circles, confronting financial hardship, romantic entanglement, and the nascent suffragette movement with equal parts courage and naivety. The novel argues passionately for a woman's right to self-determination, making it a provocative and progressive text that scandalized readers upon its 1909 publication. Written with Wells's characteristic wit and sharp social observation, the narrative balances romantic tension with incisive commentary on gender, class, and the hypocrisy of polite society. Ann Veronica remains a vital and surprisingly modern portrait of a woman who refuses to be defined by the world she was born into.