Great Possessions

Ward, Wilfrid, Mrs., 1864-1932Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.5
Word count
576K words
Chapters
58

Tags

English Originals Social Fiction Social ObservationFate and FortuneFamily Rise and FallRomantic SetbacksLove EntanglementsHuman NatureEthical ReflectionGood and EvilComplex HumanityMoral Dilemma

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Great Possessions by Mrs. Wilfrid WardAuthor: Ward, Wilfrid, Mrs., 1864-1932,Language: English, Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature, Release Date: Mar 8, 2006

Editor's review

Great Possessions is an English literary work by Mrs. Wilfrid Ward, a novel in the Project Gutenberg public-domain collection. Judging from the author's identity and the title, it carries moral and social themes and serves as a sample for understanding late nineteenth- to early twentieth-century popular English fiction and Catholic-background writing. Its value lies not in providing systematic historical material but in showing how the literature of the time handled themes of property, faith, and character. Readers should note that public-domain electronic texts usually lack modern introductions and notes, so relationships among characters and the historical context must be pieced together by the reader. For those studying English literature or women's writing of the period, it can serve as supplementary material; for those seeking tightly plotted reading, it may seem slow-paced. It is best read out of an interest in literary history rather than as light entertainment.

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Contents

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Who is the author of this novel? Sources show the author is Mrs. Wilfrid Ward (1864–1932). She is an English literary author, and this book is an English literary work in the PR category of the Project Gutenberg public-domain collection.
Is this book suitable as light reading? It is positioned more as material for literary history and thematic study. Those expecting fast-paced, suspenseful light reading may find it slow; those interested in early twentieth-century English fiction and moral themes will find it more suitable.
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About the author

Ward, Wilfrid, Mrs., 1864-1932 Author · British · 1864–1932

Mrs. Wilfrid Ward (1864–1932), born Josephine Mary Ward, was a British Catholic novelist and the wife of the writer and critic Wilfrid Ward. Public information about her life is limited; only one of her works, Great Possessions, is currently held in this collection. From the scant surviving records, her novels are mostly set against the background of Catholic family and devotional life, focusing on her characters' moral choices and inner struggles within worldly circumstances, written in a delicate and restrained style that reflects the intellectual atmosphere of the late nineteenth-century English Catholic revival. Though her writing has not entered the mainstream literary canon, it offers valuable incidental evidence for the study of the British Catholic literary circles of her time, and her works are still occasionally reprinted and cited in scholarship.