Cometh Up As A Flower : An Autobiography (1867)

Rhoda Broughton

ISBN 10: 1120179440 / ISBN 13: 9781120179449

Published by Kessinger Publishing, LLC Sep 2009, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cometh Up As A Flower : An Autobiography (1867)
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC Sep 2009
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1120179440
• ISBN 13: 9781120179449
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 21D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 21 millimeters depth
• Weight: 563 grams

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Synopsis

Cometh Up As A Flower is an autobiography written by Rhoda Broughton in 1867. The book is a personal account of her life, from her childhood to her adulthood. Broughton was a British novelist, known for her works of romantic fiction. In this book, she recounts her experiences growing up in a large family in the English countryside, her education, and her struggles as a young woman trying to establish herself as a writer. She also writes about her relationships with her family and friends, including her sisters and her brother, who was a successful lawyer. Broughton's writing style is engaging and witty, and she provides a unique perspective on life in Victorian England. The book is an interesting read for anyone interested in the history of the period or in the life of a successful female writer.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

From the Back Cover

An important sensation novel, Cometh Up as a Flower made Rhoda Broughton's reputation and fortune while also attracting harsh criticism. Nell LeStrange, the heroine, is torn between duty to her family and her own passion. What angered critics of the time was the heroine's frank discussion of her sexual attraction to her lover, and her dispassionate evaluation of loveless marriage as a form of self-sale. Broughton's lively, colloquial narrative voice, witty observations of contemporary manners, and sympathetic portrayal of the lives and feelings of young women, though no longer shocking, are as engaging now as they were to her readers of 1867. This Broadview Edition includes an extensive selection of appendices on the novel's reception (including a parody of Broughton), Victorian discourses on health and medicine, and contemporary attitudes towards women, marriage, and sexuality.