| Author: | Ouida | ISBN: | 9781411450943 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | May 3, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ouida |
| ISBN: | 9781411450943 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Publication: | May 3, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
| Language: | English |
This somewhat scandalous 1897 novel brought Ouida her last fleeting success; afterward, she sank into a poverty and illness from which she never emerged. It focuses on the upper classes, and is as much a work of social satire as it is a lurid celebration of eccentricity and excess.
This somewhat scandalous 1897 novel brought Ouida her last fleeting success; afterward, she sank into a poverty and illness from which she never emerged. It focuses on the upper classes, and is as much a work of social satire as it is a lurid celebration of eccentricity and excess.
