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Dissipation, By The Author Of 'Realities' by Anne Raikes Harding. This four-volume nineteenth-century novel follows the life of Rachel Henderson, a young Quaker-turned-society woman, and her husband Edward Thornton, whose dissipation, gambling, and social climbing pull them away from home and duty. Spanning Hanby and London, the book satirizes a circle of self-styled saints, philanthropic committees, and fashionable relatives who champion public benevolence while ignoring the wreckage it leaves behind. As Rachel’s devotion to charity collides with Edward’s reckless generosity, the couple endure marital strain, financial peril, and personal tragedy, including the death of Rachel's mother and the ruin of the Clovers' fortunes. The narrative probes themes of religious hypocrisy, domestic virtue, and the tension between home life and public service, tracing how easily wealth, influence, and vanity distort love and family. A moral tale of temptation, reform, and ruin, Dissipation examines what happens when the lure of sociable benevolence eclipses the quiet perfections of a humble home.
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