Elster's Folly, by Mrs. Henry Wood

Elster's Folly, by Mrs. Henry Wood

The soft documents suggests that you need to visit the web link for downloading and install and after that conserve Elster's Folly, By Mrs. Henry Wood You have actually owned guide to review, you have posed this Elster's Folly, By Mrs. Henry Wood It is uncomplicated as going to the book establishments, is it? After getting this brief description, ideally you could download one and begin to check out Elster's Folly, By Mrs. Henry Wood This book is extremely easy to review each time you have the spare time.

Elster's Folly, by Mrs. Henry Wood

Free Ebook PDF Elster's Folly, by Mrs. Henry Wood

"[...]much into the habit of writing the village "Cawn," in accordance with its pronunciation. Phonetic spelling was more in their line than Johnson's Dictionary. Of what may be called the middle class the village held few, if any: there were the gentry, the small shopkeepers, and the poor. Calne had recently been exalted into importance. A year or two before this bright August morning some good genius had brought a railway to it—a railway and a station, with all its accompanying work and bustle. Many trains passed it in the course of the day; for it was in the direct line of route from the county town, Garchester, to London, and the traffic was increasing. People wondered what travellers had done, and what sort of a round they traversed, before this direct line was made.[...]".

Elster's Folly, by Mrs. Henry Wood

• Published on: 2015-03-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.00" h x .91" w x 6.00" l, .99 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 404 pages

Elster's Folly, by Mrs. Henry Wood

Where to Download Elster's Folly, by Mrs. Henry Wood

Most helpful customer reviews

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Entertaining villains, but unconvincing heroes By Amazon Customer Elster's Folly by Mrs. Henry Wood is about the youngest son in a noble family, Percival Elster. His folly is indecisiveness which, in the context of the novel, means that he is easily bullied. The novel is a domestic drama that shows the unfortunate consequences of Elster's indecisiveness. Having read Wood's novel East Lynne, I was prepared for more sensational tropes in the novel; however, its main focus is mainly a portrait of those who constantly manipulate Elster. In other words, it is far more domestic than sensational.Wood gives us some delightfully despicable characters, such as the Dowager-Countess Kirton and her daughter, Maude (although Maude is a more rounded and sympathetic character than her mother). The "baddies" are clearly described and act out in heinous, though entertaining, ways. The "good guys" are far less convincing, though. We are told many times how likable Percival Elster is, yet we constantly see him acting in morally weak and dis-likable ways. It felt as if the author was taking pains to make sure we did not hate her protagonist. In her descriptions of Elster, she does more telling ("he's likable") than showing (giving us a scene that shows his likability).Wood invests Elster with a terrible secret, and keeps readers' attention by waiting until the final pages of the novel to reveal it. Her tactic here was successful; I was itching to know what Elster had done despite the fact that I didn't really like his character.All in all, I'd say that this wasn't the best Victorian novel I've ever read, but its villains and its secret induced me to finish the story.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A mystery without a detective By L-3 Wood ensnared me with a central character (Val) whom really couldn't be resolute about anything. Life just kind of happens to him, and though he always meant well, things never seemed to go his way. Once you understand he is under this kind of cloud, Wood introduces the mystery described as being so horrible that it is life changing. The terrors and worry that then consumes Val during most of the rest of the book hooked me in. These worries were life changing for Val. I thought of all kinds of terrors, none of which were correct. I was surprised by the resolution at the end as good prevailed after all.I thoroughly enjoyed the story, even during the times I thought Val needed a good swift kick by his good friend (Carr). I would recommend this if you enjoy a mystery without violence or police being involved.

See all 2 customer reviews... Elster's Folly, by Mrs. Henry Wood

---

Elster's Folly, by Mrs. Henry Wood PDF
Elster's Folly, by Mrs. Henry Wood iBooks
Elster's Folly, by Mrs. Henry Wood ePub
Elster's Folly, by Mrs. Henry Wood rtf
Elster's Folly, by Mrs. Henry Wood AZW
Elster's Folly, by Mrs. Henry Wood Kindle

Elster's Folly, by Mrs. Henry Wood

Elster's Folly, by Mrs. Henry Wood

Elster's Folly, by Mrs. Henry Wood

Elster's Folly, by Mrs. Henry Wood