Rhoda Broughton

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Doctor Cupid

A Novel (1899)

Beschreibung

Doctor Cupid is a novel written by Rhoda Broughton and published in 1899. The story is centered around a young woman named May Wedderburn who is a talented artist living in London. May is in love with a man named Cyril who is a successful doctor, but he is already engaged to another woman.May is devastated by the news and decides to leave London and move to a small village in the country. While there, she meets a young doctor named Dr. Valentine who is known as ""Doctor Cupid"" because of his success in matchmaking. May and Dr. Valentine become friends and he helps her to heal from her broken heart.As May starts to recover, she begins to see Dr. Valentine in a new light and realizes that she has feelings for him. However, she is hesitant to act on them because she is afraid of getting hurt again. Meanwhile, Cyril comes back into May's life and she is torn between her feelings for him and her growing attraction to Dr. Valentine.The novel explores themes of love, heartbreak, and the complexities of relationships. It also delves into the role of matchmaking in society and the idea of finding true love. Overall, Doctor Cupid is a compelling and emotional story that will resonate with readers who have experienced the ups and downs of love.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.

Autor

Rhoda Broughton was a Welsh novelist and short-story writer. Her early works were known for their sensationalism, thus critics often overlooked her later, stronger work, despite her being dubbed the "queen of the circulating libraries." Her novel Dear Faustina (1897) is known for its homoeroticism. Her novel Lavinia (1902) portrays a supposedly "unmanly" young man who wishes he had been born a woman. Broughton was a granddaughter of the 8th baronet, hence she descended from the Broughton family. She was Sheridan le Fanu's niece, and he helped her begin her literary career. Rhoda Broughton was born on November 29, 1840, in Denbigh, North Wales, the daughter of the Rev. Delves Broughton, youngest son of the Rev. Sir Henry Delves-Broughton, 8th baronet, and Jane Bennett, daughter of George Bennett, a prominent Irish barrister. Rhoda Broughton acquired an interest in reading as a young girl, particularly poetry. She was influenced by William Shakespeare, as seen by the frequent citations and allusions in her works. Presumably, after reading Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie's The Story of Elizabeth, she decided to test her own talent. Broughton, in turn, introduced Mary Cholmondeley to her publishers in 1887.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 589g
• ISBN-13: 9781436824040
• ISBN-10: 1436824044
• Artikelnr.: 24911672