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Miss Cayley's Adventures is a novel written by British author Grant Allen and first published in 1899. The story follows the adventures of a young woman named Miss Violet Cayley, who is determined to live life on her own terms and break free from the constraints of Victorian society. Miss Cayley is an intelligent and independent woman who has inherited a large fortune from her father. She uses her wealth to travel the world and engage in various adventures, including mountain climbing, yachting, and even solving a murder mystery. Along the way, she meets a cast of colorful characters,…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Miss Cayley's Adventures is a novel written by British author Grant Allen and first published in 1899. The story follows the adventures of a young woman named Miss Violet Cayley, who is determined to live life on her own terms and break free from the constraints of Victorian society. Miss Cayley is an intelligent and independent woman who has inherited a large fortune from her father. She uses her wealth to travel the world and engage in various adventures, including mountain climbing, yachting, and even solving a murder mystery. Along the way, she meets a cast of colorful characters, including a handsome doctor, a disreputable artist, and a group of suffragettes. The novel is a feminist work that challenges traditional gender roles and societal expectations. Miss Cayley is portrayed as a strong and capable woman who is not afraid to take risks and pursue her passions. The book also touches on themes of class, race, and colonialism, as Miss Cayley encounters people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures during her travels. Overall, Miss Cayley's Adventures is an engaging and entertaining novel that offers a unique perspective on Victorian-era society and the role of women within it.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.
Autorenporträt
Canadian scientific author and novelist Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen (February 24, 1848 - October 25, 1899) received his education in England. In the latter part of the nineteenth century, he actively promoted evolution in public. Allen was born in Kingston, Canada West, close to Wolfe Island (known as Ontario after Confederation). Joseph Antisell Allen, a Protestant pastor from Dublin, Ireland, was his father. Allen attended Merton College in Oxford and King Edward's School in Birmingham for his education. He joined Queen's Institution, a Jamaican black college, as a professor in his mid-20s. He was influenced by the associationist psychology of Herbert Spencer and Alexander Bain. He produced 30 books between 1884 and 1899, including the controversial The Woman Who Did. The Type-writer Girl and Olive Pratt Rayner were pen names used by English novelist Grant Allen. With the publication of The British Barbarians, he made history in the field of science fiction (1895). On October 25, 1899, Grant Allen passed away from liver cancer at his house in Haslemere, Surrey, England. Before finishing Hilda Wade, he passed away.