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By No Fault Of Their Own by Miss Telfer. This early Victorian novel, originally published in 1878 in three volumes, follows the intertwined stories of two families in a coastal English county and in London. The Thornherst sisters—Joan, Nanny, and their poorer kin—form a close friendship across social divides with the Ormskirk family, while the Armours struggle with poverty and pride in Kentish Town and their new London suburb. The narrative introduces Joan Thornherst, a resourceful young woman determined to improve her fortunes, including an audacious plan to emigrate to Australia or New Zealand as a governess. It also centers on Anne Armour and her partner Julian Home, an artist navigating love, class constraints, and economic uncertainty. Across rural Weston, the evolving households of Weston, Torquay, Brighton, and Radford Hall become stages for romance, social critique, and the question of whether personal advancement should come at the cost of family loyalties or moral compromises. The novel explores poverty, marriage markets, female agency, and the resilience of women in a society where fortune often rests on opportunity, wit, and perseverance.
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By No Fault of Their Own: Volume 1
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