Marianne Thornton: 1797-1887: A Domestic Biography
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Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket visible. Page Condition: Yellowed/aged pages consistent with an older edition. Previous owner
A heartfelt biographical work by the celebrated novelist E. M. Forster, Marianne Thornton: 1797–1887, A Domestic Biography chronicles the life of Forster's great-aunt, a woman whose long life spanned nearly the entire nineteenth century and whose legacy shaped the author himself. Rooted in the world of the Clapham Sect — the influential evangelical Anglican movement — the biography presents a richly detailed portrait of Victorian domestic and social life through the lens of one remarkable woman. Forster draws on family letters and personal recollections to reconstruct Marianne Thornton's character with warmth and precision, illuminating the moral and spiritual values that defined her era. Written with the literary grace and ironic tenderness characteristic of Forster's finest prose, this work stands as both a personal tribute and a vivid historical document of nineteenth-century England.
Author: E. M. Forster
Format: Hardback
Published: 1956, Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd.
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket visible. Page Condition: Yellowed/aged pages consistent with an older edition. Previous owner
A heartfelt biographical work by the celebrated novelist E. M. Forster, Marianne Thornton: 1797–1887, A Domestic Biography chronicles the life of Forster's great-aunt, a woman whose long life spanned nearly the entire nineteenth century and whose legacy shaped the author himself. Rooted in the world of the Clapham Sect — the influential evangelical Anglican movement — the biography presents a richly detailed portrait of Victorian domestic and social life through the lens of one remarkable woman. Forster draws on family letters and personal recollections to reconstruct Marianne Thornton's character with warmth and precision, illuminating the moral and spiritual values that defined her era. Written with the literary grace and ironic tenderness characteristic of Forster's finest prose, this work stands as both a personal tribute and a vivid historical document of nineteenth-century England.