The Argosy - Softcover

R. Bentley And Son

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371676797 ISBN 13: 9780371676790

Publisher: HardPress, 1874

Synopsis

The Argosy collects a late-19th-century braid of serialized fiction and miscellany that moves among melodrama, travelogue, satire, and social sketch. Across England’s Severn country, a perilous paddle-boat voyage ends in a sudden, fatal boating accident; a long nautical diary chronicles life aboard the Carnarvon Castle, with mutinous sailors, marvels of the sea, and reflections on chance and mortality; and in Normandy and Tuscany, intertwined tales of love, class, and ghostly menace unfold—from Monique’s ascent from ward to wealth to Gina Montani’s doomed liaison at Visinara. Interwoven are a modern fable about the old owl and the new money, companion tales of Alpine passion, and a Gothic-tinged romance centered on Count Visinara and Adelaide. The issue also includes satirical essays on tea culture and courtesy, a suite of minor fables, and a far-reaching ongoing serial that threads mystery, inheritance, and moral reckoning through characters ranging from Johnny Ludlow and the Temple family to Julia Kavwanagh (Monique) and Zillah. The book’s world extends from London drawing rooms to California mining camps, Alpine pastures, and aristocratic interiors, offering entertainment, moral reflection, and social critique in equal measure.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 1874
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371676797
• ISBN 13: 9780371676790
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 545