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Rose And Rue: A Novel - Softcover

Mrs. Compton Reade

 
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Synopsis

Rose And Rue: A Novel by Mrs. Compton Reade. In this Victorian-era drama set in rural England, Tryphena Fowke, a gentle farmer’s daughter, and Robert Valoynes, a confident young man with culture and conscience, navigate love, duty, and social expectation. After Robert returns to Kirton following a period of wandering, he forms a bond with Tryphena, unsettling the guardianship of her stern father, Jacob Fowke, and the local minister, Acts Latchet. The narrative follows their courtship through long walks across the downs, intimate discussions of nature, faith, and the future, and the anxieties of propriety in a close-knit village. Interwoven are the townsfolk: Aunt Rachel, the sensible housekeeper; Martha Tapp, the practical confidante; and Clara Bond, a dying patient who is visited for spiritual comfort. Read as a moral and social portrait, the tale probes whether love can harmonize with piety, whether wealth and status should govern marriage, and how an ordinary rural household negotiates hope, sacrifice, and change. This volume covers the beginnings of the entwining fates, tinged with humor, tenderness, and moral tension.

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