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An Autumn Sowing (1919)

An Autumn Sowing (1919)

Benson, E. F.

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ISBN10: 1164033336
ISBN13: 9781164033332
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 346
Weight: 1.02
Height: 0.72 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
An Autumn Sowing is a novel written by E. F. Benson and published in 1919. The story is set in the English countryside and follows the lives of two families, the Lavender family and the Stokes family. The Lavenders are a wealthy family with a large estate, while the Stokes are a middle-class family who live in a smaller house nearby.The novel explores themes of love, jealousy, and social class. The Lavender family is headed by the matriarch, Lady Lavender, who is determined to maintain the family's status and wealth. Her daughter, Violet, falls in love with a young man named Guy, who comes from a lower social class. Lady Lavender disapproves of the match and does everything in her power to keep them apart.Meanwhile, the Stokes family is led by the patriarch, Mr. Stokes, who is a successful businessman. His daughter, Muriel, is in love with a young man named Jim, who is also from a lower social class. Mr. Stokes disapproves of the match and tries to break them up.As the story unfolds, the two families become intertwined in unexpected ways, and secrets are revealed that threaten to destroy their lives. An Autumn Sowing is a poignant and moving novel that explores the complexities of human relationships and the power of social class to shape our lives.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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