F. E. Mills Young

The Bigamist

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A sharp, sly thriller of marriage and masking truth that still bites today. The Bigamist unravels a web of desire, loyalty, and risk in interwar Britain, where every choice tests who we are and what we owe one another. This restored edition brings Mills Young's classic crime fiction and social drama together with modern clarity: a deft exploration of identity, trust, and moral conflict within a domestic landscape that feels both intimate and expansive. The story blends suspense with astute social observation, inviting readers to glimpse the fragile line between private longing and public consequence. It rewards patient readers and curious scholars alike, offering texture that supports both page-turning engagement and thoughtful study. A note on literary and historical significance: as a notable early twentieth century novel, The Bigamist illuminates a Britain poised between tradition and modernity, where marriage, reputation, and class could hinge on a single, unseen choice. For classic literature lovers, academic readers, and crime fiction fans, this is a doorway into a world that shaped later writers and genres. Selling points: out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions; restored for today's and future generations; more than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Perfect for casual readers and classic-literature collectors seeking a vivid, atmospherically charged British setting and enduring questions about art, deception, and love.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 339g
• ISBN-13: 9789354940842
• ISBN-10: 9354940846
• Artikelnr.: 62476640

Autorenporträt

Florence Ethel Mills Young was an English writer of popular fiction. Young was born in Twickenham, Middlesex, United Kingdom, in 1875 and wrote 50 books between 1910 and 1941. Her early works frequently featured the English in southern Africa. Her novel, Myles Calthrope I. D. B., was adapted into the film Thou Art the Man in 1920. A Mistaken Marriage (1908), like many stories about South Africa at the time, features severely negative Jewish characters involved in illegal diamond selling. The heroine describes the main character as having the "ugliest smile she had ever seen distort a human face." The Spectator noted the publication of The Purple Mists in 1914, commenting that it contains "a strong, silent man" and adds: "Miss Young writes with remarkable fluency and has a strong grip of the plot." At least one of her works has been translated into German.