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By Mary Augusta Ward. Written when the New Woman novel was at the height of its popularity, Helbeck of Bannisdale depicts the tension between a heroine’s desire for independence and her love for a man who prefers wifely submission. After her father’s death, Laura Fountain struggles with the legacy of his agnosticism and her growing ...
3.79. 53 ratings9 reviews. Written in 1898, Helbeck of Bannisdale has as its theme ‘the love between man and woman’ which must inevitably and tragically clash with their personal believes. Reflecting the religious preoccupations of the period, Mrs Ward takes for her herione, as Charlotte Brontë did in Villette, a young woman whose Catholic ...
5 de ago. de 2019 · If you are a Brontë fan, if you know their books by heart, if you are looking for an alternative, I recommend Mrs. Humphry Ward’s Helbeck of Bannisdale (1898), which has a Brontë-esque flavor. In this neglected Victorian classic, Ward portrays a stormy relationship between an atheist woman and a Catholic man who fall in love.
When Stephen Fountain dies, Augustina (Laura’s stepmother) goes back to Bannisdale, to her brother, and prompty embraces the catholic religion again. Laura accompanies her ailing stepmother to Bannisdale and is set from the start to ‘hate’ anything that has to do with Alan Helbeck and the catholic faith he so strongly avows.
10 de jan. de 2006 · Mrs Ward's portrait of these ignorant people is striking. Helbeck assumes responsibility for the young Laura, over her objections, to protect her from these unsavory people. Naturally, a love grows between Helbeck, who resists mightily as it disturbs his celibate piety, and Laura, who resists as she cannot imagine marrying a Catholic.
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22 de nov. de 2006 · Helbeck of Bannisdale by Ward, Mary Augusta (Arnold), 1851-1920. Publication date 1903 Publisher London Smith, Elder Collection robarts; toronto Contributor
27 de dez. de 2016 · Editions. Showing 1-30 of 61. Helbeck of Bannisdale (Paperback) Published November 17th 1983 by Penguin Classics. The Penguin English Library, Paperback, 394 pages. more details. Want to Read. Rate this book. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars.
