A Modern Chronicle — Volume 01

Languageen
First published2004-10-19
RightsPublic domain in the USA.
Gutenberg ID#5374

Description

"A Modern Chronicle — Volume 01" by Winston Churchill is a novel published in 1910. This bestselling work examines "the problem of the modern woman" in an era of industrialization and social ambition. The story follows Honora Leffingwell, who divorces her successful stockbroker husband to climb society's ranks by remarrying a man of ancestral wealth and status—only to discover he isn't what he appears to be. The novel explores themes of divorce, social mobility, and women's choices in a rapidly changing America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects

  • Marriage -- Fiction
  • United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction
  • Women -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction
  • PS

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