Her own people by B. M. Croker

"Her Own People" by B. M. Croker is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in Homburg, Germany, as it introduces the main characters, Sir Horace Haig and his nephew, Captain Malcolm Haig, who navigate the social intricacies of spa town life. The narrative hints at themes of love, marriage, and social status, particularly as Sir Horace is keen on finding a wealthy bride for his handsome but financially straitened nephew, setting the stage for romantic entanglements. At the start of the book, we witness a lively exchange between Sir Horace and Captain Haig, highlighting their contrasting personalities and the pressures of social expectations. As they stroll through the beautiful surroundings of Homburg, Uncle Horace jovially promotes the idea of Malcolm marrying a wealthy heiress, specifically eyeing Miss Chandos, a beautiful and rich young woman introduced through Madame de Godez, her adoptive aunt. The interactions set up a complicated social dynamic, where class and wealth play crucial roles in relationships, foreshadowing potential conflicts and romantic developments as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Croker, B. M. (Bithia Mary), 1849?-1920
Title Her own people
Original Publication London: Hurst and Blackett, 1903.
Credits MWS, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Young women -- Fiction
Subject India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Fiction
Subject Anglo-Indians -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 75402
Release Date
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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