Florence Warden

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The Fog Princes (1889)

Beschreibung

The Fog Princes is a novel written by Florence Warden and published in 1889. The story is set in London and follows the lives of two brothers, Cyril and Vivian, who are both in love with the same woman, a beautiful and mysterious actress named Zillah. However, Zillah is not who she appears to be, and her past is shrouded in secrecy and scandal.As the brothers vie for Zillah's affection, they become embroiled in a web of deceit and intrigue that threatens to destroy them all. Along the way, they encounter a cast of colorful characters, including a cunning detective, a wealthy and eccentric aristocrat, and a dangerous criminal mastermind.The Fog Princes is a thrilling tale of love, betrayal, and redemption, set against the backdrop of Victorian London. With its vivid descriptions of the city's foggy streets and dark alleys, the novel captures the atmosphere of a bygone era and offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of its characters.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

Florence Warden was an English actress and writer who published numerous novels under her stage name. Her real name was Florence Alice Price, and her marital name was Mrs G.E. James. Warden began her life as Florence Alice Price, the daughter of a stockbroker. She was born in Hanworth, Middlesex, and educated in both Brighton and France. In 1877, her debut novel, The Wolf at the Door, was published anonymously in Boston, Massachusetts. Warden worked as an actress between 1880 and 1885, and she also published stories and novels under her stage persona. In 1885, her mystery novel The House on the Marsh (1884) was adapted into a play in which she played the lead. Warden married an actor named George Edward James in 1887 in St Pancras. She continued to create novels, but she abandoned her acting profession. One of her sisters also became a writer, going by the name Gertrude Warden. Warden and her husband had two sons, Godfrey Warden James, born in St Pancras in 1888, and Rupert Warden, born in Ramsgate in 1893; and two daughters, Leslie Gertrude, born in London in 1890, and Olivia Mary, born in Ramsgate, Kent, in 1891. Warden's son, Godfrey Warden James (1888-1963), was educated at Oxford, qualified as a barrister, served as a schoolmaster and tutor, and as an Administrative Officer in Sierre Leone. He was also a novelist under the name Adam Broome.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 326g
• ISBN-13: 9781437294675
• ISBN-10: 1437294677
• Artikelnr.: 25859825