Netta Syrett

Nobody's Fault (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Excerpt: "Out in the London Square a dismal November fog mingled with the gathering twilight, and blotted out the trees and the opposite houses. Mrs. Trelawney's drawing-room, where the fire burnt clear, and the softly shaded lamps shed a subdued light, was very pleasant by contrast. Mrs. Trelawney herself sat on one side of the fire in a low seat, beside which a small table was drawn up, covered with multi-colored silks for the embroidery she held. "Are you very busy just now?" she asked presently of a man who sat leaning back in an arm-chair opposite her on the other side of the table. "Busy? Stevens is never busy," her husband assured her. He rose lazily from the sofa as he spoke, and sat down on the arm of his wife's chair. "He sits in his den before a good fire, with a novel in one hand, and the editorial cigar in the other; and that's what he calls hard work!" Stevens groaned. "May you never do anything harder! You don't mention the kind of novel over which I'm usually to be found gnashing my teeth!" "Poor man! as bored and savage as all that?" Mrs. Trelawney asked, smiling. "But you get a good one sometimes, of course." "Once in three months, perhaps. Oh! there are mitigations of misery, I allow. Last night, for instance, I reviewed a book that interested me. It was good; very good," he added, meditatively."

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OTB eBook publishing
• Seitenzahl: 165
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783988268754
• Artikelnr.: 69138885

Autorenporträt

Netta Syrett was an English writer of the late Victorian and early 20th-century period, known for her exploration of women's roles and societal expectations in her fiction. Born on March 17, 1865, in Ramsgate, she was the daughter of William Syrett and Louisa Syrett. She was educated at the North London Collegiate School before attending Hughes Hall, Cambridge, where she trained as a teacher. Syrett initially worked as a schoolteacher while beginning her literary career, contributing to periodicals and writing novels that often centered on independent-minded women challenging traditional constraints. Her works frequently aligned with the ideals of the New Woman movement, addressing themes of female autonomy, ambition, and personal fulfillment. One of her most notable novels, Portrait of a Rebel, was later adapted into the 1936 film A Woman Rebels. In addition to novels, she wrote short stories and children's literature, displaying a versatile literary style. Throughout her career, she maintained an interest in education and social reform, using her writing to critique the limitations placed on women. She continued writing well into the 20th century before passing away in London on December 15, 1943, at the age of 78.