ISBN: 9781453612729

Harry Clavering is the only son of Reverend Henry Clavering, a well-to-do clergyman and the paternal uncle of the affluent baronet Sir Hugh Clavering. At the start of the novel, Harry is … Plus…

Harry Clavering is the only son of Reverend Henry Clavering, a well-to-do clergyman and the paternal uncle of the affluent baronet Sir Hugh Clavering. At the start of the novel, Harry is jilted by his fiancée, the sister of Sir Hugh's wife, who proceeds to marry Lord Ongar, a wealthy but debauched earl.Harry's father urges him to make the church his profession; but Harry aspires to become a civil engineer, of the type of Robert Stephenson, Joseph Locke, and Thomas Brassey. To this end, he becomes a pupil at the firm of Beilby and Burton.A year and a half later, Harry has become engaged to Florence Burton, the daughter of one of his employers. He presses her for an early marriage; but although she loves him deeply, she refuses, insisting that they wait until he has an income adequate to support himself and a family. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Fiction>Fiction>Fiction, CreateSpace Core >1<

ISBN: 1453612726

Pasta blanda, [EAN: 9781453612729], CreateSpace, CreateSpace, Book, [PU: CreateSpace], CreateSpace, The Claverings is an uncomfortable yet compelling read. Our hero is Harry Clavering, wh… Plus…

Pasta blanda, [EAN: 9781453612729], CreateSpace, CreateSpace, Book, [PU: CreateSpace], CreateSpace, The Claverings is an uncomfortable yet compelling read. Our hero is Harry Clavering, who is jilted by the beautiful Julia Brabazon in favor of a dissipated, but rich, old aristocrat, Lord Ongar. Clavering devotes himself to a career as an apprentice civil engineer and becomes engaged to his master's daughter, Florence Burton. He looks set for a successful family and business life until the widowed Julia Brabazon, now Lady Ongar, reappears. He must choose between a safe but predictable life with Florence, or the glittering and indolent role of Julia's husband., 9575685011, Ficción Contemporánea, 9575666011, Literatura y Ficción, 9298577011, Categorías, 9298576011, Libros, 9647847011, Literatura y Ficción, 9647825011, Libros en Idiomas Extranjeros, 9298577011, Categorías, 9298576011, Libros<