The Manoeuvring Mother (Vol. 1-3) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Victorian NovelBy Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury
Length21h 41m
About this audiobook
The Manoeuvring Mother (Vol. 1–3) is a finely observed novel of fashionable society, courtship, and domestic strategy, centred on the social ambitions and moral compromises of a mother determined to direct her children's futures. Written in the idiom of the nineteenth-century society novel, it combines drawing-room dialogue, satirical portraiture, and a sharp attention to rank, money, marriage, and reputation. Its three-volume form places it firmly within the circulating-library culture of its age, while its concerns align it with the "silver-fork" tradition and with broader Victorian debates about female agency and social performance. Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury brought to fiction an unusually intimate knowledge of aristocratic life. Born into the Campbell family as the daughter of the Duke of Argyll, and later known for her association with court circles and for her controversial diary writings, she understood both the allure and the constraints of high society. Her novels often draw upon this world from within, exposing the pressures placed upon women to negotiate status, affection, and propriety. This work is recommended to readers interested in nineteenth-century women's writing, social satire, and the politics of marriage. It offers not merely entertainment, but a revealing study of ambition, maternal power, and the theatrical nature of elite domestic life.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHumor, Literary Classics
Length21 hrs 41 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 19, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Mill on the Floss (Annotated)
7Volume 2 (pt. 3)
2Volume 1 (pt. 1)
8Volume 3 (pt. 1)
3Volume 1 (pt. 2)
9Volume 3 (pt. 2)
4Volume 1 (pt. 3)
10Volume 3 (pt. 3)
5Volume 2 (pt. 1)
11Memorable Quotes
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