Lois Austen-Leigh (1883–1968)
Autore di The Incredible Crime
Sull'Autore
Opere di Lois Austen-Leigh
The Gobblecock Mystery 2 copie
The Incrediable Crime 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1883
- Data di morte
- 1968
- Sesso
- female
- Relazioni
- Austen, Jane (great grand aunt)
Austen-Leigh, James Edward (grandfather)
Utenti
Recensioni
Liste
Statistiche
- Opere
- 5
- Utenti
- 156
- Popolarità
- #134,405
- Voto
- 3.1
- Recensioni
- 12
- ISBN
- 7
The descriptions of the social life are sometimes sprightly and mildly amusing (even though I would probably not enjoy their amusements.) In these cases I can see something of GGG-Aunt Jane. The story abut the crime just seems to drag on, of course, part of that is because of the prejudices described in the first paragraph. The main character, Prudence, who is supposed to be an independent and forceful proto-feminist ends up as a doormat by the end. It's the reverse of the old trope of the ugly girl taking off her glasses and suddenly becoming a beauty. Prudence falls pretty fast, especially for someone who has been an apparently happy single woman for so long.… (altro)