Excerpt from Belchamber
Belchamber has suffered but little at the hands of restorers; the family have always taken a sort of lazy pride in the beauti ful house, which luckily seldom rose to the point of desiring to improve it. The third marquis, to be sure, had some formidable projects for remodelling the building, of which the plans remain in a great Italian cabinet in the hall; but his two favourite pursuits combined to save his home, for'he lost so much money at cards that even he drew back before the large expense involved, and while he still hesitated, a bad fall out hunting cut short his building projects with his life. That was more than a hundred years ago, when gambling and unpaid debts were indispensable parts of the ideal of a gentleman.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book narrates the trials and tribulations of Sainty, the eldest son of the noble Marquis of Belchamber. Having inherited his father and grandfather's weak health, Sainty confronts bullies, fears death, and comes to terms with his homosexuality. This insightful story, set against the backdrop of 19th-century Britain, encapsulates the challenges of growing up different in a society that values physical strength. The author provides a psychological study of a rich young man in the Victorian era, exploring his struggles to reconcile his nature with societal expectations and family legacy. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780282999810_0
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Condición: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 370 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar. Nº de ref. del artículo: 30181578/2
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